Qatar pledges S480m in aid to Palestinians

Qatar’s foreign ministry announced Monday the allocation of $300m in grants and loans “to support the Palestinian Authority for its health and education sectors.” The remaining $180m is allocated to “rescue and humanitarian support as well as aiding the UN programs for supporting electricity services to ensure that the various sectors of the Palestinian people have access to them.” The second amount was earmarked for the Gaza Strip. The announcement in Doha came hours after a ceasefire cut short a 48-hour flareup of hostilities that were triggered by 700 Palestinian rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, causing 4 Israeli fatalities and hundreds of injured, and Israeli reprisals.

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8 thoughts on “Qatar pledges S480m in aid to Palestinians

  • May 7, 2019 @ 9:41 at 9:41
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    Oh good. Funding the replacement of 700 rockets.

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  • May 7, 2019 @ 9:58 at 9:58
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    The money should be used to move the inhabitants of Gaza to Qatar.

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    • May 7, 2019 @ 13:12 at 13:12
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      Love that idea,

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  • May 7, 2019 @ 13:47 at 13:47
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    Money down the toilet ! No idea why Qatar would do this !

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  • May 7, 2019 @ 15:03 at 15:03
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    Of course. They’re muslims.

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  • May 7, 2019 @ 19:27 at 19:27
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    This is all the f-n petro dollars at work. Every time i fill up, some fat terrorist is getting rich.

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  • May 8, 2019 @ 4:54 at 4:54
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    Good, let them spend their money..build destroyed buildings and infrastructure then hopefully, IDF will level them off..repeat as needed until Qatar finishes its own money on a lost cause.

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    • May 8, 2019 @ 9:44 at 9:44
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      Wash, rinse, and repeat!

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