US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held a press conference on Tuesday in Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank.
In particular, he announced his intention to ask the US Congress to release $ 75 million for the Palestinians.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced his intention to ask the US Congress to release $ 75 million (about 61 million euros) for the Palestinians, after a new round of violence in the Palestinian Territories.
Anthony Blinken wants, in addition to this aid intended for economic development, to allocate 5.5 million dollars (4.4 million euros) of urgent aid to the Gaza Strip, devastated by 11 days of war between Hamas in power and Israel, and $ 32 million (26 million euros) to the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa), he said at a press conference in Ramallah, headquarters of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank.
The United States wants to reopen its consulate in Jerusalem
The Secretary of State also signaled the United States' intention to reopen its consulate in Jerusalem, the diplomatic representation to the Palestinians that had been demoted in 2019 by Donald Trump's administration despite international disapproval. "As I said to Prime Minister (Israeli, Benjamin) Netanyahu and President (Palestinian, Mahmoud) Abbas, the United States wants to move forward on the reopening of the consulate in Jerusalem", assured the head of American diplomacy.