US Restores Assistance for Palestinians, Providing $235 Million in Aid

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a virtual meeting with U.N. General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir via videoconference from the State Department in Washington on March 29, 2021. Leah Millis/Pool/File Photo via Reuters

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM—The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it would provide $235 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians, restarting funding for the United Nations agency supporting refugees.

The package, including humanitarian, economic, and development assistance, was detailed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.