The Russian-made Sputnik V doses entered Gaza via the Rafah crossing with Egypt

Around 20,000 coronavirus vaccine doses from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived in in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday, according to AFP.

The Russian-made Sputnik V doses entered Gaza via the Rafah crossing with Egypt, AFP journalists said.

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Last week, Mohammed Dahlan, a former top member of Abbas's Fatah party now exiled in the United Arab Emirates, announced the delivery of the vaccines as a "generous grant" from Abu Dhabi

A statement Sunday from a dissident branch of the Fatah party Dahlan controls said the vaccines were for "medical teams" in Gaza, which has not yet begun a general vaccination campaign. 

Analysts are watching Dahlan's moves closely ahead of the Palestinian elections, the first since with 2006, amid speculation he may try to mount a challenge to Abbas's camp. Read more at i24