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FEWS NET pointed out that cuts in humanitarian aid, including a 50 percent reduction in food assistance from the World Food Program (WFP), have significantly reduced food access for more than two million displaced people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional challenges include flood damage to farmland in northern <strong>Idlib<\/strong>, unexploded ordnance restricting agricultural activity, and job losses linked to refinery closures in eastern <strong>Aleppo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Southern Syria<\/strong> remains under Stressed (IPC Phase 2) conditions, though mounting insecurity in Quneitra and Suwayda is increasing pressure on livelihoods. The <a href=\"https:\/\/fews.net\/middle-east-and-europe\/syria\/key-message-update\/may-2026\">report<\/a> cited Israeli military incursions in Quneitra and western Daraa, along with violence and instability in Suwayda, as factors disrupting agricultural activities and public services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, urban residents in Damascus and Aleppo continue to struggle with rising living costs despite a recent 50 percent increase in public-sector salaries. FEWS NET said inflation, higher transport costs, and fuel price hikes continue to offset income gains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report indicated that above-average rainfall between January and May ended Syria\u2019s worst drought in decades, replenishing major water reservoirs. 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