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Families of slain and detained Palestinians protest PA decision to stop allowances
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Families of Palestinian detainees and those killed by Israeli forces staged a protest in Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank, against a decree by Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas cancelling welfare payments for the families. </p>
<p>Abbas issued the decree to cancel the “Martyrs’ Fund” in February, following immense pressure from the United States and Israel.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Families of Palestinian detainees and those killed by Israeli forces stage a protest in Tulkarm, north of the occupied West Bank, in protest of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas's decree cancelling welfare payments for these families. <a href="https://t.co/MRidfHeot3">pic.twitter.com/MRidfHeot3</a></p>
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) <a href="https://twitter.com/QudsNen/status/2005945369092354082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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