The Jerusalem Post reports: “The Palestinian Authority paid stipends to security prisoners and to families of ‘martyrs’ at PA post offices on Saturday morning, despite publicly claiming to have ended the practice, according to a new report by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) director Itamar Marcus on Sunday.

‘Yesterday, Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10:00 a.m., the PA Post Offices paid terrorists’ salaries and stipends to families of terrorist ‘Martyrs,’’ Marcus wrote, adding that there was ‘no official announcement’ and that payments were delayed so ‘everyone, even the terrorists’ families, would think that the program had ended.’

PMW published screenshots of social media conversations among recipients discussing the amounts deposited, including one exchange stating, ‘50% of the salaries and [those making less than 2,000 received] the full amount. FYI, the salary is for June.’ PMW said the percentage matched the partial salaries the PA paid civil servants earlier this month due to its fiscal crisis…”