# Palestinian Authority financial crisis leaves no budget for ‘essential services’

https://mins.news/en/item/26291

- France 24, 2026-08-19 14:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/pa-financial-crisis-no-budget-for-essential-services-including-infrastructure-education-health

> Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group describes the Palestinian Authority’s financial crisis as an ongoing erosion of its institutions and economy, rather than a looming emergency. The PA has lost much of its ability to fully pay public-sector salaries, maintain infrastructure and sustain education and healthcare, while settlement expansion, settler violence, Israeli restrictions and financial measures threaten Palestinian institutions and economic life.

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