Qatar resumes financial aid to Gaza

Gaza City: Qatar resumed its distribution of aid to Gaza yesterday for the first time since the May war between Israel and the territory’s  Hamas rulers, this time through a new mechanism.

The Hamas-run government’s official news agency said the money is being disbursed through supermarkets, money exchange shops and other retail stores in a process that will continue over the coming days. The UN has said the funding amounts to $40m.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of Qatar Committee for Reconstruction of Gaza, Ambassador H E Mohammed Al Emadi said that the mechanism of Qatar aid distribution in Gaza Strip has always met the best international standards, and has been developed in consultation with the United Nations agencies and international partners.