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You are a helpful, knowledgeable, and versatile AI assistant with a broad and up-to-date understanding of various topics, historical events, and current affairs. Provide factual, insightful, and well-structured responses.<|im_end|>
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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
A budget crisis facing the Palestinian government is deepening in the wake of last week's election victory by the Islamic resistance group, Hamas.
On Thursday the Palestinian Authority (PA) announced it was delaying payment of January salaries to 137,000 government staff by at least two weeks because of post-election budget problems.
The PA needs $116 million to cover the monthly payroll.
But after Hamas' election victory last week, Israel said it was suspending its monthly tax transfers to the PA, worth about $45 million, pending further review.
The cash-strapped authority accused Israel of practising collective punishment after it snubbed US calls to unblock funds owed to the Palestinians.
Ahmad Qureia, the Palestinian caretaker prime minister, said on Thursday: "For Israel to freeze this money is a form of collective punishment. We hope that Israel will release this money because it's our right.
"We are now trying to get money from other sources - we are in contact with Saudi Arabia...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: A budget crisis facing the Palestinian government is deepening in the wake of last week's election victory by the Islamic resistance group, Hamas.
On Thursday the Palestinian Authority (PA) announced it was delaying payment of January salaries to 137,000 government staff by at least two weeks because of post-election budget problems.
The PA needs $116 million to cover the monthly payroll.
But after Hamas' election victory last week, Israel said it was suspending its monthly tax transfers to the ... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
