U.S. plans $900 million in aid for Gazans – but not Hamas

Posted by admin | Posted in World | Posted on 24-02-2009

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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration intends to provide some $900 million to help rebuild Gaza after the Israeli incursion that ended last month, administration officials said Monday. In an early sign of how the administration plans to deal with Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls Gaza, an official said the aid would not go to Hamas but would be funneled through nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). By seeking to aid Gazans but not…

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