“Washington Post”: US freezes all funds for Palestinian Authority security forces

US President Donald Trump's administration has frozen all funds to the security forces of the Palestinian Authority as part of the global freezing of foreign assistance, according to US and Palestinian officials.

Funding is being raised at a critical time for the Palestinian Authority, as it is struggling to retain power in some parts of the Western Bank occupied by Israel and is trying to ensure the governance of the Post-war Gaza Strip, reports the paper. “The Washington Post”.

Washington had first stopped direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority during Trump's first mandate at the White House, but continued to finance the training and reform of security forces.

Exercise and courses are managed through the headquarters Co-ordination Office in Jerusalem, formerly known as the US Co-ordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority of a set of states.

The spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority's security forces, Anwar Rajab, told the newspaper “The Washington Post” that the United States was considered a major “donare for the Palestinian Authority” projects, including training for security forces.

A former Israeli security official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the security forces of the Palestinian Authority “have not been affected in a significant way” by this freeze and that the other “donators have pledged to complete the lack of”.