EFFICIENT PALESTINIAN BANKING SECTOR NOT ASSOCIATED WITH HAMAS, SAY EXPERTS
August 23rd, 2024
Since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, and the ensuing Israeli war on Gaza, the Palestinian banking sector has been caught in the crosshairs. Meanwhile, Hamas continues to get funding as the war enters its 10th month.
The Palestinian banking sector, overseen by the Palestinian Authority (PA), has been under heightened pressure from the Israeli government following the Hamas-led attacks. Earlier this year (2024), Israeli’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the far-right National Religious Party–Religious Zionism within the current ...
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