(Times of Israel) Sam Sokol - Israel has been withholding tax revenues it collects on the PA's behalf that are transferred to Gaza, claiming the cash could be transferred to Hamas. The PA has refused to accept any of the tax revenues as long as the money for Gaza is not included. The U.S. has been pressuring Israel to release the funds. The Israeli government has now approved a plan to transfer the frozen funds to Norway, which will only transfer them to the PA with the express permission of Israel, with the U.S. serving as a guarantor of the plan's implementation.
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