U.S. cuts aid to Palestinians by more than $200 million

U.S. cuts aid to Palestinians by more than $200 million

WASHINGTON: The United States has decided to cut over two hundred million dollars in aid for Palestinians of West Bank and Gaza strip.

A State Department official said that the decision, has ben taken at the direction of the President Donald Trump.

A member the Palestine Liberation Organisation Hanan Ashraw said the US administration is demonstrating the use of financial assistance as a political tool.

He said the Palestinian people and leadership will neither intimidated nor succumb to coercion.
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