Israel's $2.5B Palestinian funds freeze risks West Bank health collapse

Israel's $2.5B Palestinian funds freeze risks West Bank health collapse

Israel has withheld at least $2.5 billion in tax revenues earmarked for the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian governing body that pays West Bank health salaries and medicines. Al Jazeera linked the withholdings to medicine shortages. A rights group warned Israel's policies are pushing the West Bank healthcare system to collapse.

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