A shipment of coronavirus vaccines arranged by a rival of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, giving a lift to the territory's vaccination efforts and embarrassing the Palestinian leader ahead of national elections.
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The 20,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V, donated by the United Arab Emirates and organized by Mohammed Dahlan, entered the Palestinian enclave through its border with Egypt.
The delivery came days after the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, chaired by Abbas, managed to deliver only 2,000 doses of the same vaccine type to Gaza via Israel, which had delayed the shipment for a few days. Sunday's delivery appeared to be aimed in part at making Abbas' government appear ineffective.
