Qatar to start distributing cash to Gazan households once more

Qatar will begin disbursing a grant to Palestinians within the Gaza Strip tomorrow.

The Gulf state’s Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza and Fund for Growth will distribute the grant amongst “needy households” in Gaza in coordination with the United Nations. The method will happen at round 300 distribution facilities all through the Palestinian territory over roughly 10 days, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a press release.

Qatar has supplied greater than $1.5 billion over the previous decade to the Gaza Strip. The cash goes towards paying salaries, electrical energy and supporting the poor. Israel stopped the funding after its May war with the Palestinian political and army group Hamas. In August, Israel and Qatar, which lack formal diplomatic relations, reached an agreement to renew money funds.

The Ministry of Overseas Affairs stated that is the third switch to Gazan households because the “Israeli aggression” in Could. They didn’t say how a lot cash can be distributed this time round.

The Qatari authorities additionally introduced final week more funding for the UN’s company for Palestinian refugees within the Center East.

Hamas controls Gaza internally, and numerous different Palestinian armed teams additionally operate there. Israel and Egypt maintain a blockade of Gaza. A lot of the territory lives in poverty.