Civil servants in Gaza who are not vaccinated against COVID and contract the coronavirus will not be paid during sick leave, the Palestinian enclave's Islamist rulers Hamas said Wednesday.
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Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, is trying to combat vaccine hesitancy in the territory, home to some two million Palestinians.
Gaza's Health Ministry said although it received 768,000 vaccine doses, only 140,000 residents are fully inoculated against the virus.
"Legal measures must be taken against those employees who do not follow the instructions regarding vaccination," said Salama Maruf, head of the Hamas media office.
