The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/un-world-food-program/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png UN World Food Programme | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/un-world-food-program/ 32 32 Aid groups warn Iran war hindering global food and medicine supply, suffering set to deepen https://www.timesofisrael.com/aid-groups-warn-iran-war-is-hindering-food-and-medicine-supply-suffering-set-to-deepen/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:52:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3794997 Conflict and Iranian attacks on Strait of Hormuz have cut off vital routes, compounding issues of rising fuel prices, supply chain problems and funding cuts

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]]> Houthi harassment forcing World Food Program to shut in north Yemen, officials say https://www.timesofisrael.com/houthi-harassment-forcing-world-food-program-to-shut-in-north-yemen-officials-say/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:16:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3744315 UN agency had suspended operations in August, and 365 staff will be laid off by March, sources report, citing terror group's arrests of workers and funding shortages

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]]> Food security improving since Gaza truce, but challenges abound — top UN aid official https://www.timesofisrael.com/food-security-improving-since-gaza-truce-but-challenges-abound-top-un-aid-official/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:40:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3710884 Humanitarian group deputy chief says IDF restrictions on dual-use items causing lack of winter shelter, urges Israel to increase entry of commercial goods to revive Gaza's private sector

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]]> IDF: Troops killed 6 Hamas operatives who emerged from Rafah tunnels, nabbed another 5 https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-killed-6-hamas-operatives-who-emerged-from-rafah-tunnels-nabbed-another-5/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:23:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3694368 Army scanning area to locate additional gunmen; security cabinet said to appoint Sa'ar, Levin, Smotrich and Ben Gvir to oversee Gaza truce's next stage; UN says flow of food aid insufficient

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]]> Not enough tents, food reaching Gaza as winter comes, aid agencies say https://www.timesofisrael.com/not-enough-tents-food-reaching-gaza-as-winter-comes-aid-agencies-say/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:25:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3681146 Only half the needed amount of food is coming in, according to the World Food Programme; Israel says it's fulfilling obligations, after US publishes footage of aid theft

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]]> Houthis say 43 UN workers to be tried on allegations they helped Israel conduct strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/houthis-say-43-un-workers-to-be-tried-on-allegations-they-helped-israel-conduct-strike/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:11:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3678083 UN denies detained local employees were involved in Aug. 28 attack that killed rebel group's top leaders, accuses Iran-backed Yemeni rebels of impeding delivery of humanitarian aid

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]]> Yemen’s Houthi rebels raid UN premises, detain at least 11 staff, envoy says https://www.timesofisrael.com/yemens-houthi-rebels-detain-at-least-11-un-staff-envoy-says/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 20:21:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3631351 Yemeni security source says Iran-backed group arrested the humanitarian workers on 'suspicion of collaborating with Israel' after the Houthi prime minister was killed in a strike

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]]> Netanyahu tells UN food chief that Israel will ‘redouble efforts’ to boost Gaza aid https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-tells-un-food-chief-that-israel-will-redouble-efforts-to-boost-gaza-aid/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:20:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3629710 Cindy McCain says PM 'obviously very concerned that people aren’t getting enough food'; UN chief decries 'endless catalog of horrors' in Strip as he warns against IDF's Gaza City op

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]]> Gaza at ‘breaking point,’ UN food chief says after visit to hunger-stricken Strip https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-at-breaking-point-un-food-chief-says-after-visit-to-hunger-stricken-strip/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:35:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3629321 World Food Programme chief says 'enough is enough,' urges massive surge in aid; UN rights experts claim 'forced disappearances' at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, GHF denies it

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]]> Experts say Gaza at ‘worst-case scenario,’ famine about to cause ‘widespread death’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/experts-say-gaza-at-worst-case-scenario-famine-about-to-cause-widespread-death/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:41:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3608728 Calling for 'urgent action now,' Integrated Food Security Phase Classification says situation in the Strip is 'unlike anything we have seen in this century'

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]]> ‘It’s better to die from a bomb’: Gazans’ testimony, data depict desperate hunger in Strip https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-better-to-die-from-a-bomb-gazans-testimony-data-depict-desperate-hunger-in-strip/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:40:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3604433 As the UN reports claim a sharp rise in malnutrition cases among children, Gazans describe soaring market prices, saying, ‘hunger kills you several times a day’

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]]> Israeli officials signaling they want UN to remain key Gaza aid channel — WFP deputy https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-officials-signaling-they-want-un-to-remain-key-gaza-aid-channel-wfp-deputy/ Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:41:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3596347 No. 2 at UN food agency says the officials 'asked us to be ready to scale up' operations if truce reached; humanitarian group urges Israel to meet commitment to let new aid hubs open

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]]> Cabinet approves plan to let more aid into northern Gaza over hardliner protests https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-approves-plan-to-let-more-aid-into-northern-gaza-over-hardliner-protests/ Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:43:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3591747 Smotrich joins Ben Gvir in opposing expansion of UN-backed distribution, accuses IDF chief of failing to keep supplies out of Hamas's hands, PM of letting army make its own decisions

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]]> Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is answer to ‘broken aid system,’ says group’s head https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-humanitarian-foundation-is-answer-to-broken-aid-system-says-groups-head/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:00:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3587027 Rev. Johnnie Moore, executive chairman of controversial new GHF, tells The Times of Israel that safety and order will improve, blames Hamas for violence and disinformation

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]]> As Gazans clamor for aid, looting and shootings underscore new dangers https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-gazans-clamor-for-aid-looting-and-shootings-underscore-new-dangers/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 03:26:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3564438 Resumption of assistance brings a truckload of deadly issues, as competing actors struggle to safely feed Gazans amid mix of soldiers, armed gangs and terrorists clinging to power

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