(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) GAZA, Jan 22 (KUNA) -- Palestine Minister of Public Works Mufeed Al-Hasayneh said Sunday they received USD nine million from Kuwait, part of the Arab Gulf state's grant to rebuild the Palestinian southern governorates.
The new donation, he said in a statement, would be distributed on 1,055 Palestinians who suffered damages caused by the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip in 2014.
Al-Hasayneh expressed gratitude for Kuwait, His Highness the Amir and the people for their "huge" support for the Palestinian people.
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the Palestinian government signed, in March 2015, a USD 200 million grant agreement for the reconstruction of the southern governorates.
Kuwait had pledged the USD 200 million grant during a donor conference for rebuilding Gaza, held in Cairo in October 2014.
The donation will be used to rebuild 1,500 housing units, building a water pipeline, supporting economic sectors, animal resources and infrastructure. (end) wab.bs
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