From the Field: How UN distributes food aid in Gaza, West Bank

Despite closed borders and the escalating Israel-Palestine crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) was rapidly expanding its new emergency operation to provide critical aid to over 800,000 people facing dire circumstances and lacking access to essential supplies.

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From the Field: How UN distributes food aid in Gaza, West Bank

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