Palestinians slash pay for Gaza employees

Thursday, April 6, 2017

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority on Wednesday said it was slashing by nearly one third the salaries of tens of thousands of government employees in the Gaza Strip who have been sitting idly since the rival Hamas militant group took over the coastal territory a decade ago.

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