Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet leader Mohammad Shtayyeh on Tuesday strongly criticized Israel over its cutting of funds destined for the PA treasury, warning that these cuts put the PA finances in a very difficult situation.
Speaking at the opening of the weekly cabinet meeting held in Ramallah and quoted by the Wafa news agency, Shtayyeh described this month’s Israeli cut of more than $30 million from the funds it collects in taxes on goods destined for the Palestinian territories that enter through its ports as “illegitimate” and “illegal”.
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