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Qatar, Egypt agree to supply fuel, basic building materials to Gaza Strip

Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi underscored the humanitarian nature of the aid.

A Palestinian stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing, May 23, 2016. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
A Palestinian stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing, May 23, 2016. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements “to supply fuel and basic building materials for the Gaza Strip,” Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi made the announcement during a speech at the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Coordination of International Aid to the Palestinian People (AHLC), held in Oslo, Norway.

He underscored the humanitarian nature of the aid, “stressing that these joint cooperative efforts would contribute to improving living conditions,” according to a Qatari government press statement.

Qatar and Egypt have pledged $500 million towards Gaza’s reconstruction, according to Reuters.

In his speech to the AHLC, Al Muraikhi touted Qatar’s past efforts “to improve the humanitarian, economic and development situation of the Palestinian people.”

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