The new US government wants to reintroduce the support for Palestinians stopped by former president Donald Trump.
The State Department said Wednesday that 150 million dollars are initially to go to the responsible UN organization UNRWA for humanitarian aid, and 75 million dollars in development aid are earmarked for projects in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Another 10 million dollars are to be used for peace-building measures, and support for security issues is to be resumed.
Among other things, the funds are to help the Palestinians cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
The US wants to advance "prosperity, security and freedom" for both Israelis and Palestinians, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, adding that this also served the goal of making progress towards an agreement on a two-state solution.
The resumption of assistance was in Washington's interest, Blinken said.
It was not immediately clear to which period the announced aid sums referred.
In 2018, Trump's administration had almost completely cut off aid to the Palestinians, stopping payments to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA).
The Palestinian leadership no longer regarded the US as an acceptable mediator, but as a partisan protecting power of Israel. President Joe Biden's administration now wants to rebuild support and political contacts with the Palestinians to promote a two-state solution.
Source: DPA
