Under the Taylor Force Act (2018), Washington is unable to offer economic aid to Ramallah until it ends pay-for-slay payments and its statements of public support for terrorism.
While this headline concerns Palestinian Authority funding practices rather than a military siege, it reflects the broader pattern of escalating tensions and instability surrounding Jerusalem and Israel that characterize end-times conditions. P62 describes Jerusalem surrounded by armies; the geopolitical friction documented here (US sanctions over terrorist financing) contributes to the volatile environment around the holy city that precedes final conflicts.