Israel set to transfer Gaza's tax fund to Norway; choke Palestinian Authority's funding | 10 points
Israel-Hamas war: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-led government on Sunday decided to hold the tax fund collected for the Palestinian Authority (PA) and transfer it to Norway. The move comes as Israel accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of funding Hamas operations- the terrorist group that launched the brutal 7 October attack against Israel, which triggered the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Gaza authorities on Sunday informed that the death toll in Israel's operations Hamas has reached a staggering 25,000 most of which include innocent civilians.
It added that Israeli forces are targeting critical infrastructure like hospitals and shelter homes exacerbating the intensity of the assault. 1. Amid a raging war in Gaza, Israel has decided to choke off the Palestinian Authority (PA) funding by transferring its tax fund to Norway.
2. Israel collects tax for the Palestinian Authority, which rules some parts of the occupied West Bank region. A 1990 deal allow the Israeli government to collect the taxes on behalf of the PA and transfer it to them with approval from the Ministry of Finance.
3. “The frozen funds will not be transferred to the Palestinian Authority but will remain in the hands of a third country," a statement from Israel's Prime Minister's office said on Sunday. 4.
“The money or its consideration will not be transferred under any circumstances, except with the approval of the Minister of Finance of Israel, not even through a third party," the statement added. 5. Israel decided to hold funds earmarked for the Gaza strip after raising concerns that the money is used to finance the operations of Hamas.
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