Austria ends ban of aid to Palestinians

Austria said on Thursday it was ending a suspension of aid to Palestinians that it announced two days after Hamas suprise assault in Israel on October 7, since a review had found no indication funds were being used to "fund or promote terrorism."

"There is no indication that Austrian development projects funded by the ADA (Austrian Development Agency) were misused to fund or promote terrorism or to spread anti-Semitic content," Austria's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.