Lapid halts money transfers to settlements

Following information suggesting funds intended for West Bank settlements were illegally transferred to Yesha Council for anti-government campaigns, Zionist regime’s finance minister orders funds freeze pending examination
Finance Minister Yair Lapid ordered a halt on all money transfers to the settlements pending the clarification regarding their specific use, a statement on his behalf said Saturday evening.

The decision was made after Channel 2 television reported Friday evening that settlements were misusing government funds.

Additional information also reached the finance minister, claiming funds were illegally transferred from the settlements to Yesha immigration council.

According to the Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy (Molad), the government has transferred NIS 148 million ($42 million) to local authorities beyond the Green Line in the past four years, under the definition of "security grant due to construction freeze".