TEL AVIV, June 8, 2026 (WAFA) – The Israeli Knesset’s plenum approved, in its second and third readings on Monday, a new draft bill expanding mechanisms for the seizure of Palestinian clearance revenues, allowing for additional deductions from the Palestinian Authority’s entitlements.

The bill, initiated by Knesset member Avichai Boaron of the Likud party, stipulates that the deductions will include compensation and grants paid by Israeli institutions to those affected by Palestinian operations, including National Insurance payments to injured persons and families of those killed, as well as compensation for property damage.

Under the bill, the Israeli finance minister will submit an annual report to the Ministerial Committee for Security and Political Affairs (the Cabinet) on the volume of payments and compensation. The Cabinet will then determine the amount to be deducted from the clearance revenues transferred to the Palestinian Authority in the following year.

The bill also states that the deducted funds will first be allocated to cover compensation owed to affected individuals, while any remaining surplus will be transferred to the Israeli state treasury, with deductions applied retroactively as of January 1, 2025.

The decision falls within the framework of an ongoing Israeli policy aimed at expanding financial deductions from Palestinian clearance revenues, as part of the occupation government’s efforts to intensify economic pressure on the Palestinian National Authority.

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