´It really hurts´: US aid cuts hit most vulnerable Palestinians

´It really hurts´: US aid cuts hit most vulnerable Palestinians

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from the United States as US-funded infrastructure projects have been halted and an innovative peace-building programme in Jerusalem is scaling back its activities.

The Trump administration's decision last year to cut more than $200m in development aid to the Palestinians is forcing NGOs to slash programmes and lay off staff as the effects ripple through a community that has spent more than two decades promoting peace in the Middle East.

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