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Trump May Cut Suspended Aid To Palestinians Soon

After freezing millions of dollars in assistance, the Trump administration may be on the verge of formally cutting off the aid.
Palestinians receive aid at a United Nations food distribution center in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip this week.

The Trump administration could be on the verge of cutting millions of dollars of aid to the Palestinians, funds that could be critical at a time when there's a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, current and former U.S. officials tell NPR.

Early this year, the United States froze most of the $251 million earmarked for

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