Israel Imposes More Sanctions on Palestinian Authority for Resorting to ICJ

Israel announced the imposition of more sanctions on the Palestinian Authority to make it "pay the price" for its recent move after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to consider the issue of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

The Israeli mini-ministerial council for political and security affairs (the Cabinet) decided, in its first meeting, the day after Benjamin Netanyahu assumed the presidency of a government that is the most right-wing in the history of Israel.

The cabinet approved the transfer of about 139 million shekels ($37.3 million) from the Palestinian Authority's funds that Israel receives in the form of customs duties, to families of victims of Palestinian attacks, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.