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Germany, Austria suspend bilateral aid to Palestinians after Hamas attack
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VIENNA/BERLIN, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Austria and Germany said on Monday they were suspending aid worth tens of millions of euro to Palestinians in response to Islamist group Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel to ensure funds were not flowing into the wrong hands.
European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation, including reviewing aspects of development aid, the EU’s top diplomat said on Monday.
Europe is one of the main sources of development aid to the Palestinian people, meaning the decisions could have major repercussions should other countries follow suit.
We will therefore put all payments from Austrian development cooperation on ice for the time being," Schallenberg told ORF radio in comments confirmed by a spokeswoman, adding the estimate of funds and projects affected.
In Germany, Development Minister Svenja Schulze of the Social Democrats said no payments were currently being made for bilateral aid projects as Berlin re-examined its engagement with the Palestinian territories.
The foreign ministry’s commissioner for humanitarian assistance Luise Amtsberg said government did not finance the Palestinian Authority but rather suffering people, giving them access to food and healthcare.
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