Norway, the country that played a key role in the Arab-Israeli peace process of the 1990s, has warned that the Palestinian territories risk “chaos” and “civil war” unless Europe deepens contacts with the Palestinian government and grants more aid.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Jonas Gahr Støre, Norwegian foreign minister, said that, as the Palestinians’ biggest donor, the European Union played a crucial role in the struggle to provide workable institutions for the West Bank and Gaza.