JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Qatar is helping Israel avoid another Gaza war by funnelling relief money to impoverished Palestinians with Washington's blessing, a Qatari diplomat said on Thursday, describing the cooperation as evidence of Doha's distance from Islamist Hamas.
Since coming under an embargo last year by its U.S.-allied Gulf Arab neighbours, Qatar has made its aid to the Gaza Strip - and the coordination with Israel needed for disbursement - a focus of its diplomatic contacts with the Trump administration.
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