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Israel, Qatar Reach Agreement on UN Aid for Gaza

Israel, Qatar, and the United Nations reached an agreement (Haaretz) that will allow funds for the Gaza Strip to be transferred through Qatar.

Israel, Qatar, and the United Nations reached an agreement (Haaretz) that will allow funds for the Gaza Strip to be transferred through Qatar. The aid transfer had been stalled (Al Jazeera) in part over concerns that funds could reach Hamas, the armed group that rules Gaza.

This Backgrounder offers a fresh look at Hamas.

Israel: Most fully vaccinated Israelis who are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 are over the age of sixty and have chronic illnesses, Reuters reported. Earlier this week, Israel’s health ministry said that the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appeared to have dropped from 90 percent to 55 percent for people over the age of sixty-five who got their second dose in January.

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