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UN cuts food aid to West Bank and Gaza as donations plummet
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The United Nations has reduced food assistance for residents of the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, citing a critical shortfall in funding, Al Jazeera English reported. The cutback comes as international aid organisations struggle with depleted budgets amid a sharp downturn in Western financial contributions to humanitarian operations in the territories.
The funding crisis has forced UN agencies to curtail their food distribution programmes at a time when humanitarian conditions remain dire in both the West Bank and Gaza. The decline in donations, led by a reduction in United States contributions, has left aid groups unable to maintain previous levels of assistance to vulnerable populations across the occupied territories.
