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Egypt Receives 3.8 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccines

Egypt received 3.89 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. (Egyptian Health Ministry)
Egypt received 3.89 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. (Egyptian Health Ministry)
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Egypt Receives 3.8 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccines

Egypt received 3.89 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. (Egyptian Health Ministry)
Egypt received 3.89 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. (Egyptian Health Ministry)

Egypt on Sunday received 3.89 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said.

Abdel Ghaffar said the shipment, which was delivered through the COVAX initiative and in cooperation with the Vaccine Alliance (GAVI), arrived at Cairo International Airport on Saturday evening.

He said the vaccine is approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization and is administered as two doses, 21 days apart.

The shipment will be tested at the authority’s labs before being distributed to vaccination centers across the country.

Egypt had started its vaccination campaign in January.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry announced that 931 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, upping the total in the country to 355,767.

It said 68 people have died from virus-related complications, raising the death toll to 20,305.

Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt managed in a short time to provide all coronavirus vaccines, including Sputnik, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson to the population.

The Health Ministry again urged citizens to register online to receive the vaccine.

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Independent Israeli Commission Blames Netanyahu and Others for October 2023 Attack

A protester walks between vehicles as people protest demanding the release of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, ahead of a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 26, 2024. (Reuters)
A protester walks between vehicles as people protest demanding the release of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, ahead of a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 26, 2024. (Reuters)
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Independent Israeli Commission Blames Netanyahu and Others for October 2023 Attack

A protester walks between vehicles as people protest demanding the release of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, ahead of a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 26, 2024. (Reuters)
A protester walks between vehicles as people protest demanding the release of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, ahead of a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 26, 2024. (Reuters)

The independent civilian commission of inquiry into the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel has found Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly responsible for the failures leading up to the attack, alongside former defense ministers, the army chief and the heads of the security services.

The civil commission presented its findings today after a four-month probe in which it heard some 120 witnesses. It was set up by relatives of victims of the Hamas attack, in response to the absence of any state probe.

The commission determined that the Israeli government, its army and security services “failed in their primary mission of protecting the citizens of Israel.”

It said Netanyahu was responsible for ignoring “repeated warnings” ahead of Oct. 7, 2023 for what it described as his appeasing approach over the years toward Hamas, and for “undermining all decision-making centers, including the cabinet and the National Security Council, in a way that prevented any serious discussion” on security issues.

The commission further determined that the military and defense leaders bear blame for ignoring warnings from within the army, and for reducing the army’s presence along the Gaza border while relying excessively on technological means.

On the day of the Hamas attack, the report says, the army’s response was both slow and lacking.

The civil commission called for the immediate establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the Oct. 7 attack.

Netanyahu has opposed launching a state commission of inquiry, arguing that such an investigation should begin only once the war is over.