Norway gives additional $13 million in aid to Palestinians

HELSINKI, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Norway’s government said on Thursday it will give an additional 125 million Norwegian crowns ($13.17 million) in aid to the occupied Palestinian territories through the United Nations and the World Bank, including public sector budget support.

• Norway recognised a Palestinian state in 2024 and chairs the international donor group for the Palestinians.

• Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said in a statement the need for international support was “greater than ever”.

• Eide also criticised Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.

• Norway is providing around 1 billion Norwegian crowns in assistance to the Palestinians in 2026.

($1 = 9.4941 Norwegian crowns)

(Reporting by Essi Lehto, editing by Louise Rasmussen and Terje Solsvik)