Washington, April 8 -- : The US is planning to resume financial assistance to the Palestinian people with a USD 235 million package that includes funding for development in the West Bank and Gaza along with assistance for the UN refugee agency and peacebuilding programs, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday (local time).
"The United States is pleased to announce that, working with Congress, we plan to restart US economic, development, and humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people," Blinken said in a statement released by the US Department of State.
Blinken stated that the USD 235 million financial aid includes USD 75 million in economic and development assistance in the West Bank and Gaza, USD 10 million for peaceb...