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EU payments to the Palestinian authorities have been suspended for at least a month (Photo: European Commission)

EU foreign ministers suspend aid to Palestinian Authority

EU foreign ministers have agreed on a freeze of EU aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority, according to newswire reports.

Ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday (10 April) decided to continue the European Commission’s temporary suspension of payments to the Hamas-led government in the Palestinian territories.

The commission announced the suspension on Friday (7 April).

Hamas – considered a terrorist organisation by both the EU and the US – won the elections in Januar...

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EU payments to the Palestinian authorities have been suspended for at least a month (Photo: European Commission)

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