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answer has question: ppBZwz5D
answer has answering person: OxbSuAew
answer text: The UK understands that approximately $172 million was spent on payments to the ‘Martyrs Fund’ in 2016. The fund makes payments to Palestinian families who have a family member that has died or been wounded ‘whilst resisting the occupation’. We do not hesitate to raise instances of incitement with the Palestinian Authority and we use our strong partnership to lobby them to make sure payments from the Martyrs Fund cover only family members’ needs. We also want the system to be more transparent. No UK aid is used for prisoner payments or the fund you reference.
answer given date: 2019-01-14+00:00
answer has answering body: UIV7W27r
written answer has answering body: UIV7W27r