Israel will give at least 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority under a deal to share shots, officials said on Friday, in a boost for the Palestinians' vaccination campaign.
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Under the terms of the deal, the PA agreed to give Israel a reciprocal number of doses from one of its own shipments due to arrive later this year.
"Israel will transfer to the Palestinian Authority 1-1.4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine," a joint statement from Bennett's office and the Health and Defense Ministries said. The Pfizer-BioNTech doses earmarked for transfer "will expire soon," the statement said, and they were "approved in light of the fact that Israel's vaccine stock meets its needs today."
A source in the PA Health Ministry confirmed the deal and said the Palestinians expect to receive a shipment of Pfizer doses in August or September. The Israeli statement said Israel would receive reciprocal doses from the PA in September or October.
