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EU announces aid package to Palestinians
The European Commission announced on Friday that it had allocated 34 million euros (Dh159.17 million) in humanitarian aid to people in need in the strife-hit Palestinian territories as well as in Lebanon.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:00 July 7, 2006
Brussels: The European Commission announced on Friday that it had allocated 34 million euros (Dh159.17 million) in humanitarian aid to people in need in the strife-hit Palestinian territories as well as in Lebanon.
The funds are to be used to deliver food, provide badly-needed jobs and health support, as well as water and sanitation services, the EU's executive body said in a statement.
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