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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 641

Mai al-Kaila

Palestinian health workers at a hospital in the West Bank town of Nablus, where health workers were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) earlier today, after the delivery of vaccine doses from Israel, February 3, 2021. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
December 5, 2021, 2:23 pm
PA sends 100 suspected Omicron cases to Israel for testing
The West Bank has yet to see any official diagnoses of the new coronavirus strain; COVID has been receding in Palestinian areas in recent weeks
By Aaron Boxerman
A shipment of vaccines from the US via the COVAX mechanism arriving in the West Bank, on August 24, 2021. (WAFA)
August 24, 2021, 10:31 pm
Palestinians receive 500,000 coronavirus vaccines from US
Donation made through internationally-backed COVAX mechanism; vaccines arrive as Palestinians see fourth wave of infections sweep West Bank, Gaza
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian medical workers receive a vaccine against the coronavirus at a medical center in the West Bank city of Dura on March 21, 2021. (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)
August 13, 2021, 1:26 am
Palestinian Authority receives another 150,000 coronavirus vaccine doses
Most Palestinians remain unvaccinated, despite months of attempts to bring in shots; though currently seeing low rates of infection, health officials fear school year surge
By Aaron Boxerman
Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz with MK Tamar Zandberg and Meretz party member Esawi Frej during a press conference in Tel Aviv on January 4, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 29, 2021, 3:33 am
Israeli, PA health and environment ministers boost medical ties in rare meeting
Sides agree that Israel will recognize PA vaccination and that Gazans entering Israel for medical treatment will move through crossing via ambulance instead of walking
By Aaron Boxerman
A plane transporting the first batch of Pfizer vaccines arrives at Ben Gurion Airport on December 9, 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)
June 21, 2021, 2:13 am
Three countries said to ask Israel for vaccine doses Palestinians don’t want
Palestinians return 90,000 soon-to-expire doses already sent by Jerusalem, which had planned to deliver over 1 million vaccines before PA canceled agreement
By Aaron Boxerman and ToI Staff
Palestinians receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the West Bank city of Hebron, on March 27, 2021. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
June 20, 2021, 4:59 pm
PA says it wants to renegotiate terms of vaccine deal with Israel, Pfizer
Palestinians return 90,000 doses already sent by Jerusalem, which had planned to deliver over 1 million before PA canceled agreement
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinians receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the West Bank city of Hebron, on March 27, 2021. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
June 19, 2021, 7:18 pm
Israel insists vaccine shipment rejected by Palestinians ‘perfectly sound’
Jerusalem hopes to solve dispute that saw Ramallah reject 100k doses with close expiration date; Health Ministry: Palestinians knew all details in advance
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority Health Minister Mai al-Kaila (WAFA)
June 18, 2021, 8:40 pm
Palestinians cancel deal for Israel to supply 1 million COVID vaccines
PA claims expiration date on doses Israel started to deliver is too close; Israel insists: The vaccines are fine
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israel begins the transfer of some 1 million vaccines to the Palestinian Authority on Friday June 18 2021 (COGAT)
June 18, 2021, 12:08 pm
Israel starts delivery of at least a million COVID vaccine doses to Palestinians
In exchange, Jewish state will receive future shipments earmarked for Ramallah; Israel has faced widespread criticism for failing to help Palestinians with inoculation drive
By ToI Staff
Chinese Ambassador Guo Wei (L) speaks with Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila during the unloading of a shipment of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, on March 29, 2021. (ABBAS MOMANI/AFP)
March 29, 2021, 9:04 pm
Palestinian Authority receives 100,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine
Concerns remain over shot’s safety, effectiveness; Ramallah has so far got just 153,000 doses in all
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Authority employees sign in West Bank Palestinians to be vaccinated against the coronavirus on March 21, 2021 (WAFA)
March 21, 2021, 5:02 pm
Palestinian Authority begins West Bank coronavirus vaccine campaign
So far, enough shots have arrived in Ramallah to inoculate about 1% of the West Bank’s Palestinian population
By Aaron Boxerman
A shipment of the Russian Sputnik V vaccines allocated for the Palestinian Authority on February 4, 2021 (courtesy)
February 4, 2021, 10:59 am
Palestinians receive 10,000 doses of Russian vaccine
PA health minister says Ramallah has so far secured delivery of around 1 million doses of various coronavirus vaccines
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Authority Health Minister Mai Al-Kaila receives a shot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 (WAFA)
February 3, 2021, 1:38 am
Palestinians start shots for medical staff with first vaccines, sent by Israel
PA doesn’t acknowledge source of 2,000 Moderna vaccines, which Israel says it transferred; some doses to be sent to Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh opens a hospital for covid-19 in the West Bank city of Nablus, January 16, 2021. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
February 1, 2021, 2:58 pm
Palestinians say they’ll start vaccine rollout by mid-February
Israel delivers 2,000 doses to Palestinians, who say they expect the arrival of 50,000 more from various sources in the coming weeks
By Aaron Boxerman
A medical worker moves a box of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine out from a refrigerator prior to administering a vaccination in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
January 19, 2021, 1:40 am
Palestinians expected to receive first shipment of Russian Sputnik V vaccine
PA requests Israeli permission to bring in 5,000 doses on Tuesday to vaccinate hospital workers; bulk of shots for Palestinian population expected over next few months
By ToI Staff
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