US cuts more than $200 million in aid to Palestinians

The Trump administration is cutting more than $200 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority, the State Department said Friday.

“At the direction of President Trump, we have undertaken a review of U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and in the West Bank and Gaza to ensure these funds are spent in accordance with U.S. national interests and provide value to the U.S. taxpayer,” the department said, according to the Associated Press. “As a result of that review, at the direction of the president, we will redirect more than $200 million … originally planned for programs in the West Bank and Gaza.”