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Palestinian PM: we have been threatened over paying Gaza salaries

September 8, 2014 at 12:24 pm

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has said that the international community has threatened to boycott his government if it paid the salaries of Palestinian employees recruited by Hamas in Gaza, AFP reported.

“The government and the banks operating in the Palestinian territories were warned that if they make these payments to former Hamas government employees in Gaza then the government and the people will be boycotted,” he said.

He added: “If this happens, the Palestinian banking system will face a huge problem that will threaten the Palestinian situation in general.”

Feeling optimistic, Hamdallah said that despite threats, he has been in contact with international parties in order to overcome this problem.