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UN Food Program Slashes Aid to West Bank Arabs by Half
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First reported by Arab48 · 1 day ago
What happened
The UN's World Food Programme is cutting aid to 200,000 vulnerable Palestinians in the West Bank due to funding shortages. The article disputes the UN's stated reasons, attributing the need for aid to Israeli restrictions on Palestinian labor after the October 7th attack.
- 01UN food aid to West Bank Palestinians to be cut by half, from 400,000 to 200,000.
- 02WFP cites funding shortages and 'settler violence' for the reduction.
- 03Article claims Israeli work restrictions after Oct 7th are the real cause.
- 04The UN's figures exclude Jewish residents from food insecurity estimates.
- 05The reduction may lead to the eventual end of the Palestinian refugee status.
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