{"id":8740,"date":"2021-04-08T10:20:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T10:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=8740"},"modified":"2021-04-08T10:20:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T10:20:14","slug":"biden-admin-pledges-235-million-in-aid-to-palestinians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/biden-admin-pledges-235-million-in-aid-to-palestinians\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden admin pledges $235 million in aid to Palestinians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US on Wednesday said it plans to restart economic, development and humanitarian assistance for Palestinians, totaling $235 million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This includes $75 million in economic and development assistance in the West Bank and Gaza, $10 million for peacebuilding programs through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and $150 million in humanitarian assistance for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA),&#8221; said Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a 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