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Qatar to give USD30mn for Gaza public sector employees

24 Jul 2016

(MENAFN) Qatar will give USD30mn in order to help pay the salaries of thousands of Gaza Strip public sector employees.

Accordingly, the payment of USD31.01mn was to alleviate suffering and financial distress.

Moreover, a settlement pact signed in 2014 by both sides raised hopes amid Hamas that its employees would be taken care of via the Palestinian Authority.

However, the Palestinian Authority cannot afford to pay all additional workers, and global donors who help the PA budget, including the EU.

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