Qatar pledges $480 million in support of Palestinians - Foreign Ministry

Qatar pledged 480 million dollars in support of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, Qatar`s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Qatar allocated 300 million dollars in grants and loans to support the Palestinian Authority`s budget for the health and education sectors. The other 180 million dollars will go to urgent rescue and humanitarian support, as well as supporting the United Nations` programs in Palestine, and to support the electricity services to ensure various sectors of the Palestinian people have access to them.

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