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Palestinian aid pledges hit $500m

September 04, 2006

Palestine - Donors promise $500m in aid for the Palestinian territories but the UN warns there must be a new peace process too.

UN aid chief Jan Egeland, who warned that lack of aid had made Gaza a "time bomb", welcomed the news but said a new peace process with Israel was vital.

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