The US has cut additional aid to the Palestinians for programs supporting conflict resolution with Israelis, an official said on Sunday, adding to more than $US500 million ($700m) in other cuts.
The latest cuts come from a $US10m program aimed at aiding reconciliation between Palestinians as well as Jewish and Arab Israelis.
The portion of the money involving Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip was being redirected to programs between Jewish and Arab Israelis, a US embassy official said yesterday.
It was not clear how much of the $US10m was being redirected. US officials also could not confirm whether the latest cut meant all non-security related aid to the Palestinians had now been eliminated.
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