Qatar pledges 480 million dollars in aid to Palestinians
Qatar said Tuesday it has allocated $480 million in aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority to support education and health services and provide urgent humanitarian relief.
- Middle East
- Compiled from news agencies
- Published Date: 12:28 | 07 May 2019
- Modified Date: 12:29 | 07 May 2019
Qatar has allocated 480 million dollars in aid to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
It said 180 million dollars of the amount will go to humanitarian relief, provide support for United Nations programs and support electricity services.
The other 300 million dollars in grants and loans will support the health and education budget of the Palestinian Authority.
Qatar, which has close ties with Hamas, has also recently pledged 150 million dollars for improving the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The announcement comes following an escalation in violence between Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, and Israel. The conflict reignited over the weekend, with Israel's army attacking more than 350 targets in Gaza.
At least 25 Palestinians, including two pregnant women and two infants, were killed and 160 injured in airstrikes by the Israeli army, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.