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Turkey to pay for Gaza building projects

July 7, 2016 10:42

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Anshel Pfeffer,

Anshel Pfeffer

1 min read

The Turkish government will be allowed to sponsor major infrastructure projects in Gaza as part of its new agreement with Israel.

While senior officials in Jerusalem hope that this will help prolong the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, they are also concerned that the projects could become flashpoints between the two countries in the future.

The details of the rapprochement were revealed this week when families of missing Israelis in Gaza won a High Court injunction to force the Israeli government to disclose parts of the deal.

According to the deal, Israel will allow Turkey to transfer building materials and funds to Gaza. All the Turkish goods will go through Israel's Ashdod Port and the funds can only be wired through approved banks. Turkey is also interested in building a new power plant and desalination facility in Gaza.

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