Israel Okays New Payment Of Over $140 Million To Palestinian Authority

Israel unblocks new payment of over $140 million frozen funds for Palestinian authority

Since the start of the war on Hamas, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withheld payments of customs and tax duties to Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas's administration.

Israel Okays New Payment Of Over $140 Million To Palestinian Authority

Israel has approved a new payment of more than $140 million to the Palestinian Authority after announcing it had also unblocked some funds frozen because of the Gaza war, a finance ministry spokesperson told AFP on Thursday.