Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh condemns Israel's withholding of funds earmarked for Gaza, citing political motives and emphasising Gaza's integral role in the State of Palestine.
Palestinian PM Mohammad Shtayyeh had spoken during a cabinet meeting in the city of Ramallah / Photo: Reuters Archive.
He said on Monday that he hoped international pressure would bring a speedy transfer of the funds, which are collected by Israel in areas of the occupied West Bank, and paid to the Palestinian Authority under a longstanding arrangement between the two sides. This month, the transfers have been held up by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who heads one of the hardline nationalist-religious parties in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling far-right coalition.
Instead, he has agreed to a partial transfer of funds that would withhold the $140 million he says goes to Gaza, according to Shtayyeh's statement.
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