The local staff, mostly Paleostinians and Israeli Arabs, but also some Jewish Israelis, will be culled from about 100 employees to 14, National Public Radio reported on Thursday, citing internal agency communications.
USAID told NPR in a statement that it was not planning on closing the West Bank and Gazoo mission completely.
The cuts come after the Trump administration has cancelled hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Paleostinians, including humanitarian programs such as food and hospitals