Israel will provide the US-led Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt's Sinai peninsula with COVID-19 vaccines for its personnel, an Israeli official said on Sunday.
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The official said that 2,400 doses would be provided but did not elaborate on the terms or the timing of the handover.
An MFO official said the force had requested vaccines for 1,200 personnel and was willing to pay for them but was still awaiting a response from Israel.
The MFO, which draws personnel from 13 countries, was installed to monitor the demilitarization of the Sinai under the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace accord.
Also on Sunday, Israel said it will administer COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinians who work in Israel or in its communities in Judea and Samaria, the Office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said.
The vaccination campaign, which could apply to an estimated 130,000 Palestinians, will begin within days, COGAT noted.
Israel has been importing Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and administered two shots to more than a third of its population and one shot to more than half.
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