The Israeli Shin Bet sent a warning to the political leadership and defense establishment that a number of steps taken in recent years towards the Palestinian Authority could lead to its economic collapse.

According to the warning issued, stopping the transfer of tax revenues, along with taking other measures, will put the authority on the verge of financial bankruptcy. This will result in the Palestinian Authority being unable to repay its debts, which will significantly reduce the salaries of its employees as well as the services provided to its citizens.

A senior security official warned: “From a security point of view, the collapse of authority could create chaos on the ground, undermine the current stability, security-wise and collapse civil order. The worst situation that could be reached is that hospitals will stop working and they will have to enter Israeli hospitals to receive treatment.” treatment".

Because of Israel's seizure of Palestinian clearing funds by decision of Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich, the Palestinian Authority finds it very difficult to pay employees' salaries.

Last May, the Palestinian Authority disbursed 50 percent of the March salaries and announced, on Thursday, that it would only be able to disburse 50 percent of the April salaries.

At the same time, the Palestinian Authority suffers from a scarcity of Arab and international aid.

Clearance funds are taxes paid by Palestinians on goods imported from Israel or through border crossings, with a monthly average of $220 million.

The Palestinian government mainly uses clearing funds to pay the salaries of public employees, and they constitute 65 percent of the total financial revenues of the Palestinian Authority.

The total annual Israeli deduction from clearance funds amounts to $1.5 billion, equivalent to approximately 50 percent of the total clearance funds, and equivalent to 25 percent of the total annual Palestinian budget.