Norway has announced an additional NOK 125 million (approximately €11.4 million) in support for Palestine, channelled through the United Nations and World Bank, including direct budget support for Palestinian public institutions.
The announcement comes as Palestinians continue to face severe conditions in Gaza, where access to food, clean water, electricity and healthcare remains severely limited. Reconstruction efforts are also being held back by widespread destruction still being inflicted by Israel.
Norway’s Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, said the need for international support was greater than ever, calling for more humanitarian assistance to be allowed into Gaza and reconstruction to begin. He also stressed that Palestinians must retain ownership of the reconstruction process.
The additional funding brings Norway’s planned assistance to Palestine to around NOK 1 billion (approximately €91 million) in 2026.
Alongside this, Norway has highlighted escalating violence in the occupied West Bank, where settlement expansion, restrictions on freedom of movement and abuses by violent settlers are making daily life increasingly difficult for Palestinians.
Eide reiterated that Israeli settlements are illegal, citing repeated UN Security Council positions and advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice. He warned that settlement expansion undermines the foundations of a future Palestinian state and the prospects for a two-state solution.
While Norway’s increased funding provides further financial support for Palestinians, the country’s foreign minister also acknowledged that progress on Gaza’s recovery remains too slow, calling for the implementation of the UN Security Council’s 20-point peace plan and the beginning of reconstruction.
