Israel allocates withheld Palestinian tax revenues to settle electric company debt

JERUSALEM, Jan 12 – Israel will use Palestinian Authority (PA) tax revenue to settle a 1.9 billion shekel ($544 million) debt to the Israel Electric Company (IEC). Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced this during Sunday’s cabinet meeting. Israel collects taxes on goods entering the West Bank for the PA under a longstanding agreement. Smotrich withheld […]

Israeli Army Withdraws from Tulkarem After Deadly Raid

The Israeli military ended a two-day raid in Tulkarem, West Bank, on Thursday. During the operation, they claimed to have seized explosives, weapons, and arrested suspects. Israeli forces engaged in direct combat with gunmen, resulting in nine deaths and 19 injuries, according to local health authorities. This raid is part of frequent Israeli military actions […]