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Palestinian Medics Strike West Bank Over Funding Cuts, System Threatened

4/28/2026

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Palestinian medical workers will strike in the West Bank this week after talks collapsed.
The strike involves staff of the Medical Association – Jerusalem Center and the Palestinian Nursing Union.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich cut roughly NIS 590 million from PA funds after the Authority paid health workers only $650 in April.
Dr. Salah al-Hashlamoun warned the health system, hit by a $1 billion pharma debt and shortages, could collapse.

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Palestinian medical workers will strike in the West Bank this week after talks collapsed.
The strike involves staff of the Medical Association – Jerusalem Center and the Palestinian Nursing Union.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich cut roughly NIS 590 million from PA funds after the Authority paid health workers only $650 in April.
Dr. Salah al-Hashlamoun warned the health system, hit by a $1 billion pharma debt and shortages, could collapse.