Qatari envoy: Aid to Gaza will be distributed soon

Envoy Mohammed al-Emadi, who is currently in Gaza, said that "all the details" regarding the distribution mechanism "have been reviewed and the process will begin shortly".

Civil servants in Gaza's Hamas-run government can be considered approved recipients, "following an agreement by the different parties", Emadi added.

Qatar has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years to pay for electricity in the Strip, build new roads and hospitals, help Hamas cover the salaries of its civil servants and provide monthly stipends to poor families.