Qatari grant provides temporary relief for some in Gaza

A $150 million Qatari grant shows signs of providing some respite to long-suffering Palestinians in Gaza and producing a slight boost to Gaza’s economy, but is not a solution to the humanitarian crisis plaguing the enclave.
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Palestinians gather to receive aid money from the Qatari government in Gaza City, Gaza, Nov. 10, 2018. - MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The $150 million that the Qatar Development Fund pledged last month in aid for Gaza has begun to provide some relief to Gazans and their faltering economy.

At a Nov. 6 press conference in Gaza City, representatives from the Ministries of Finance, Social Development and Labor in Gaza announced that the Qatari assistance will go toward cash handouts, temporary employment projects and paying a portion of government employees' salaries.

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