Cabinet said to consider Gaza cease fire that will see Qatar fund PA salaries

The cabinet has been briefed on an Egyptian-mediated agreement between Israel and Hamas that would see Qatar pay the salaries of Palestinian Authority employees in the Gaza Strip, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

A precondition for the deal will be a cessation of the weekly violent protests on the border of the coastal enclave. In turn, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman will allow Qatari-funded fuel to return to the strip.

Moreover, the report says Qatar will also fund the salaries of PA employees in Gaza that PA President Mahmoud Abbas has cut in recent months.

The cabinet is said to expect that Abbas will in turn cut the remaining salaries that he is still paying.

Kan reports that Israel plans to subsequently offset the tax revenues of the Palestinians.