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Qatar to fund gas and electricity to Gaza power plant

The announcement constituted the latest example of Qatari support to the Palestinian enclave.

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Palestinian electricians make repairs to the electricity network after it was damaged during an Israeli airstrike on January 9, 2009 in the Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza Strip. — Abid Katib/Getty Images

The Qatari government said today they will pay for energy production at Gaza’s only power plant. 

Per the agreement, the Qatar Committee for Reconstruction of Gaza established a savings account to cover the costs of supplying gas and electricity in the strip. Committee chairman Mohammed Al Emadi signed the deal with the Gaza Electricity Generation Company and the Gaza Electricity Distribution Company, according to statement from the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

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