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Half a Million People in Gaza to Lose Food Aid Due to Funding Shortages: UN

The United Nations's World Food Program announced on Monday that funding shortages were forcing it to significantly reduce assistance in Gaza, where it projected half a million people would lose access to food aid. The WFP said the cuts would also mean that families still receiving assistance will only get half of the rations they previously received.…

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