Norway has agreed to act as an intermediary to help unfreeze tax funds earmarked for the Palestinian Authority (PA) that are held by Israel, the Norwegian foreign minister said. On January 21, Israeli officials said the Israeli cabinet had approved a plan for frozen tax funds earmarked for Gaza to be held by Norway instead of transferred to the PA. On Thursday, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Thursday Norway had agreed to act as an intermediary for the transfer of the tax funds but that the specifics were still being worked out.
