This handout picture provided by the Palestinian Authority's press office (PPO) shows President Mahmoud Abbas (C) chairing a meeting for the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah city in the Israel-occupied West Bank on Feb. 18, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip. (Credit: Thaer Ghanaim/PPO/AFP)
Norway has agreed to help transfer frozen tax funds earmarked for the Palestinian Authority (PA) that were collected by Israel, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, providing vital funding to the Western-backed entity.
"The temporary scheme will play a crucial role in preventing the Palestinian Authority from collapsing financially," the Norwegian ministry said in a statement.
transfer frozen tax funds earmarked for the Palestinian
Authority (PA) that were collected by Israel, the Norwegian
Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, providing vital funding to the
Western-backed entity.
"The temporary scheme will play a crucial role in preventing
the Palestinian Authority from collapsing financially," the
Norwegian...