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Palestinian mail blocked by Israel arrives eight years late | |
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Packages, letters and even a wheelchair intended for Palestinians have arrived in the occupied West Bank after Israel released years of undelivered mail. | Packages, letters and even a wheelchair intended for Palestinians have arrived in the occupied West Bank after Israel released years of undelivered mail. |
The post, which includes internet orders that never arrived, had been held in Jordan since 2010 and was released under a one-time agreement. | The post, which includes internet orders that never arrived, had been held in Jordan since 2010 and was released under a one-time agreement. |
Palestinian postal workers in the city of Jericho are now faced with sorting through more than 10 tonnes of goods. | Palestinian postal workers in the city of Jericho are now faced with sorting through more than 10 tonnes of goods. |
An official told AFP it would take another two weeks to sort and deliver. | An official told AFP it would take another two weeks to sort and deliver. |
Ramadan Ghazawi, who works at the post office in Jericho, said the items appeared to have been blocked on security or administrative grounds. | Ramadan Ghazawi, who works at the post office in Jericho, said the items appeared to have been blocked on security or administrative grounds. |
Israel controls entry to the West Bank via the border with Jordan. | Israel controls entry to the West Bank via the border with Jordan. |
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority Communications Minister Allam Moussa accused Israel of having failed to implement a memorandum of understanding signed in 2016 that would have allowed international mail to enter the Palestinian Territories without first going through the Israeli postal service. | In a statement issued on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority Communications Minister Allam Moussa accused Israel of having failed to implement a memorandum of understanding signed in 2016 that would have allowed international mail to enter the Palestinian Territories without first going through the Israeli postal service. |
The Israeli military's Co-ordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (Cogat) told AFP that an agreement was in the works but gave no further details. | The Israeli military's Co-ordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (Cogat) told AFP that an agreement was in the works but gave no further details. |