Left Party demands German probe into massive UN food aid data breach in Gaza

A cyber-attack on the UN World Food Programme in May compromised the registration app used by displaced Gaza residents, exposing names, ID numbers, phone numbers and locations of many households. The Left party’s Bundestag member Charlotte Neuhäuser, who serves as the faction’s spokesperson for global justice, demanded a thorough German inquiry, labeling the government's passive stance as reckless. Experts fear the stolen information could be exploited by military or intelligence services to locate and possibly target civilians.

The German development ministry responded that the agency’s own technical systems are under its control and that any partnership with the US firm Palantir is restricted to non-personal data, with contractual safeguards in place. Neuhäuser also called for Germany to use its financial leverage within the WFP’s executive council to push for stronger cybersecurity measures.