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New Cuts In Medical Aid To Palestinians By Trump Administration

President Trump said he's trying to pressure the Palestinians into negotiating a peace deal with Israel. The aid had covered critical care for Palestinians at Jerusalem hospitals.
Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, seen in 2017, is one of the facilities expected to be affected by a cut in U.S. aid to Palestinians.

The Trump administration has announced further cuts in aid to the Palestinians — this time, cutting money to cover cancer treatments and other critical care for Palestinians at Jerusalem hospitals.

A State Department official told NPR the administration is pulling $25 million it had planned to give to the East Jerusalem Hospital Network, a group of six hospitals, some church-run, providing care primarily to Palestinians.

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