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UAE says reached deal with Israel to allow aid delivery to Gaza

TDT | Manama

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The United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement with Israel to allow the delivery of "urgent humanitarian aid" to the besieged Gaza Strip, according to a statement released Wednesday on Emirati state media.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE deputy prime minister and foreign minister, "held a phone call with Gideon Saar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, which led to an agreement to allow the delivery of urgent humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates," the statement on official news agency WAM said.