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Friday, April 3, 2020
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Friday, April 3, 2020
Palestinian PM says Israel’s Health Ministry apologized for claim it would ‘medically annex’ West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh says in a press conference that Israel’s Health Ministry had apologized to PA Health Minister Mai al-Kaila for “unofficial statements,” in an apparent reference to a Channel 12 report from Tuesday when an unnamed senior official told the network that Israel would have no choice but to “medically annex” the West Bank.
The official said he believed the number of people infected with the virus in the West Bank was higher than official PA tallies and stated that efforts to contain the virus in Israel and the territory should be united.
Asked whether his office had indeed apologized to Kaila, Health Ministry spokesman Eyal Basson did not respond.
— Adam Rasgon
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