Israel to send about one-million Covid-19 doses to Palestinians
The Palestinian Authority has agreed to give Israel a reciprocal number of Pfizer-BioNTech doses from one of its own shipments due to arrive later in 2021
18 June 2021 - 17:59
Tel Aviv — Israel will send at least one-million soon-to-expire Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority (PA) under a deal to share shots, after being urged to do more to ensure Palestinian access to vaccinations, as it inoculated its own citizens at world-leading speed.
Under the terms of the deal, first announced on Friday by the office of new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, the PA agreed to give Israel a reciprocal number of Pfizer-BioNTech doses from one of its own shipments due to arrive later in 2021...
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