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Reports: Israel buys vaccines for Syria in prisoner deal
Israeli media are reporting that Israel has paid Russia $1.2 million to provide the Syrian government with coronavirus vaccine doses
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press
February 21, 2021, 3:06 PM
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JERUSALEM Israel paid Russia $1.2 million to provide the Syrian government with coronavirusvaccines as part of a deal that secured the release of an Israeli woman held captive in Damascus, according to Israeli media reports on Sunday.
The terms of the clandestine trade-off orchestrated by Moscow between the two nations remained murky. But the fact Israel is providing vaccines to Syria an enemy country hosting hostile Iranian forces drew criticism at home, and stands in contrast to Israel’s refusal to provide significant quantities of vaccines to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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