How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law
FT News Briefing27 Sep 2024

How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves may backtrack on a key tax plan, Saudi Arabia is ready to abandon its unofficial price target of $100 a barrel for crude, and Citigroup announced a $25bn deal with Apollo to lend to private equity groups and low-rated US companies. Plus, Palestinian villagers in the West Bank are experiencing heightened violence after Hamas’s devastating October 7 assault on Israel.


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UK chancellor ready to water down planned tax raid on wealthy foreigners

Saudi Arabia ready to abandon $100 crude target to take back market share

Citi turns to Apollo for $25bn private credit push

How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law


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