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Qatar announces humanitarian deal between Israel, Hamas

17 Jan 2024 10:13am
People walk amid rubble in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, on Jan 16, 2024, as Israeli bombardment continues. - Photo by AFP
People walk amid rubble in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, on Jan 16, 2024, as Israeli bombardment continues. - Photo by AFP
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ISTANBUL - Qatar announced Tuesday that it has successfully mediated an agreement between Israel and Hamas that will enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to civilians in Gaza in exchange for the delivery of medicines to Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian group.

The agreement is a joint effort between Qatar and France, Anadolu Agency reported Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari told Qatar News Agency (QNA).

Al Ansari said the humanitarian aid is scheduled to be dispatched Wednesday to the Egyptian city of El Arish utilising two Qatari Armed Forces planes before reaching the Gaza Strip.

At least 24,285 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and 61,154 injured since Israel attacks on the besieged enclave on Oct 7, last year, according to Palestinian health authorities.

According to the UN, 85 per cent of the population of Gaza is already internally displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicine, while 60 per cent of the enclave’s infrastructure is damaged or destroyed. - BERNAMA

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