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WASHINGTON Oct 17 (KUNA) -- The US is investing USD 10 million to improve access to clean agricultural water in Palestine, the State Department announced Tuesday.
The State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said the Trump administration's investment was made over the weekend and is part of an ongoing project to improve access to clean water for daily consumption and agricultural use in the West Bank and Gaza.
The US is "trying to improve the daily lives of Palestinian people, and what we believe, could potentially enhance the prospects for long-lasting peace. The US government through USAID announced a USD 10 million investment over the weekend to increase Palestinian access to that agricultural water," Nauert said.
Earlier in the year, Trump administration directed USD 20 million to go to wastewater projects in the West Bank and Gaza.
The funds were initially allocated for an economic aid package to Egypt, but were frozen in August then reportedly redirected towards West Bank initiatives. (end)
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