A law that may require the Palestinian Authority to pay the families of Hamas terrorists sparks concerns among Israelis and some Palestinians as the war continues.
There are growing fears among Israelis and some Palestinians that, according to a controversial law aimed at rewarding Palestinians who murder Israelis in „nationalistic attacks,“ the Palestinian Authority may be compelled to shell out nearly $3 million a month in compensation to the families of hundreds of Hamas terrorists who carried out the deadly massacre against Israel Oct. 7.
According to Israeli military estimates, nearly 3,000 Hamas terrorists infiltrated into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip during the attack, murdering, raping and even beheading more than 1,300 civilians and Israeli soldiers.
As the IDF fought to regain control over the dozens of towns and communities that sit close to the border with the Palestinian enclave, it reportedly killed more than 1,500 of the terrorists and captured an additional 100 or more.
Palestinian Media Watch, an Israeli organization that draws attention to Palestinian extremism, including among its leaders, surmised in an article published on its website Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority, the body that governs Palestinians in the West Bank, may now be obliged to pay salaries to the families of the dead terrorists and fund those who are now being held by Israel.
„The Palestinian Authority pays salaries to every single terrorist and to anyone who is arrested fighting Israel,“ Itamar Marcus, director of Palestinian Media Watch, told Fox News Digital.
Marcus claimed the controversial payments, which are often referred to by critics as „pay for slay,“ have been steadfastly defended by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and members of his government. And he said they are applicable to any Palestinian who „dies as a martyr from any faction, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
