The World Food Programme is halving its food assistance in the occupied West Bank, cutting the number of people it supports from 400,000 to 200,000 because of funding shortfalls

A landlocked territory between Jordan and Israel, home to around three million Palestinians and governed in part by the Palestinian Authority. Occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War, it remains a central flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, shaped by ongoing settlement expansion, military operations, and competing claims to statehood.

Funding shortages reduced Gaza's monthly WFP caseload from 1.6 million people to 1.1 million, alongside smaller rations and fewer cooked meals. West Bank assistance was also reduced, placing further pressure on already vulnerable households.