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'Life is absolutely brutal in Gaza,' says World Food Programme head

Published by NPR World By Michelle Aslam · 19 October 2026 at 00:00
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The UN's World Food Programme says 1.4 million people in Gaza are suffering acute food shortages and that funding gaps are forcing cutbacks in critical aid, despite the U.S. brokered Hamas-Israel ceasefire.

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