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Palestinians with limited-income take part in a demonstration calling the Ministry of social affairs to pay their allocations and providing social assistance, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 15, 2015. The PA facing a financial crisis following the Israeli authorities' January 3 decision to freeze the transfer of tax funds it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. The punitive action came in response to Mahmoud Abbas' move to join the International Criminal Court to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel. PA salaries are estimated to total around $200 million per month, $120 million of which comes from the taxes collected by Israel. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
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