‘Israel’ Blocks Shipment of Covid-19 Vaccines to Gaza

By Staff, Agencies

The ‘Israeli’ occupation regime is preventing the Palestinian Authority from sending coronavirus vaccines to the Gaza Strip that are intended for frontline medical workers in the territory.

Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila said in a statement that the Zionist regime bore “full responsibility” for blocking the shipment of 2,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine that were acquired by the PA, which governs parts of the ‘Israeli’-occupied West Bank.

The PA has said it will share its vaccine supply with Gaza, home to more than 2 million Palestinians, which has yet to receive any vaccines. Authorities there have reported more than 53,000 cases and at least 537 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

The Zionist entity and Egypt have imposed a blockade on Gaza.

Rights groups say the ‘Israeli’ entity has an obligation as an occupying power to share its vaccines with the Palestinians.