Hunger

The man who couldn't watch Israel throw its food away: The story of Leket Israel

From a leaky trunk to Israel's national food bank: Joseph Gitler on waste, "startup nation poverty," and feeding families after Oct 7.

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Studies show that sometimes between 8 to 15 exposures are required before a new food moves from "strange" to "acceptable"
Workers prepare AIS boxes at a World Food Programme (WFP) facility in Damascus countryside, Syria, July 29, 2025.

World Food Programme slashes Syria aid, affecting 7.2 million as funding crisis deepens

The World Food Programme has halved emergency food aid in Syria due to funding shortages, leaving millions vulnerable despite signs of stabilization.

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Afghan men queue to receive packages of fortified biscuits distributed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) organisation in the Laja Mangal district of Paktia province on March 16, 2026.

WFP warns tens of millions could face acute hunger if Iran war continues

The US-Israeli attacks on Iran that began on February 26 have choked up key humanitarian aid routes, delaying life-saving shipments to some of the world's worst crises.

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Internally displaced Somali men pray before Iftar outside their makeshift shelter after fleeing drought in the Lower Shabelle region to the camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, February 20, 2026.

About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, government and UN say

Somalia declared a national drought emergency in November after years of failed rains, with the UN World Food Programme last week announcing cutbacks to its assistance.

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How Israeli scientists are saving crops

Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute found a sustainable way to eliminate a parasitic crop killer that caused hunger and famine in sub-Saharan Africa.

MARCH 7, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Researchers help plants at the Weizmann Institute of Science

'Catastrophic' risk of death for 300,000 Yemeni children trapped by attack

The biggest battle in a three-year war, which has already created the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, centers on Hodeidah.

JUNE 13, 2018ByREUTERS
A displaced Yemeni boy is seen at a refugee camp located between Marib and Sanaa, Yemen March 29, 2018.

Produce 'rescue': Looking to Israeli initiatives to combat world hunger

Advocating the need for food banks throughout the world, Moon believes that this is the key element in reducing the number of hungry and malnourished people.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017BySARAH LEVI
LEKET ISRAEL volunteers pick produce for the needy.