Finance Ministry: Israel withholds approximately $1.917 billion of clearance tax revenues

RAMALLAH /PNN / 

The Palestinian Finance Ministry stated on Thursday that Israel was withholding approximately ILS 7 billion (equivalent to $1.917 billion) of clearance tax revenues for the period from 2019 to February 2025.

The Finance Ministry said that Israel, which refuses to transfer these funds to the State of Palestine, unilaterally deducted this sum under several flimsy pretexts. As part of this sum of tax revenues, Israel deducted ILS 2 billion under the claim…