US announces it will restore aid to Palestinians cut by Trump

The Biden administration will restore more than $200m in Palestinian aid and restart funding to UNRWA.

The Biden administration announced plans Wednesday to provide at least $235m in US aid to the Palestinians, restarting funding for the United Nations agency supporting refugees and restoring other assistance cut off by former President Donald Trump. The package, including humanitarian, economic and security aid, was announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken as part of an effort to repair US ties with the Palestinians that all but collapsed during Trump’s tenure. It will mark Democratic President Joe Biden’s most significant move since taking office on January 20 to make good on his promise to roll back some components of his Republican predecessor’s approach that Palestinians denounced as heavily biased in favor of Israel.