Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his meeting with the Palestinian president in Ramallah, affirmed that US is providing 5.5 million dollars in urgent aid for Gaza, and 32 million for international relief agencies. He also added that we will be moving forward to reopen the US consulate in Jerusalem to provide support to the Palestinian people. A request for another $75m economic assistance will be made through Congress to be provided for the Palestinians in 2021. The US Secretary of State called for continued ceasefire, and cooperating with Palestinian authority and UN to support the reconstruction and to create a political horizon. He also stressed the importance of holding onto the two-state solution, respecting the status quo in al-Haram al-Sharif, and preventing the displacement of Palestinians from Jerusalem. The Palestinian president stressed the importance of the ceasefire taking hold and an end to Israeli provocations in Jerusalem being important steps before the immediate start of the political process to end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem as its capital under the supervision of the Quartet, and on the basis of legitimate international resolutions. For further details. Click here.