The cabinet decided to increase the amount that Israel will deduct from the Palestinian Authority's tax money - voila! news. The decision will exacerbate the economic crisis in the Authority and may lead to a security escalation in the West Bank as well.
Last week, when the issue was supposed to be discussed in the cabinet for the first time, Finance Minister Smotrich claimed that the Ministry of Defense's figures are lower than the amount the Authority actually transfers to the families of terrorists. The amount of the offset was updated from NIS 610 million to NIS 631 million.