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Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza
Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk · Published
The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
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