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Israel secretly agrees to fund vaccines for Syria as part of prisoner swap

Israel secretly agrees to fund vaccines for Syria as part of prisoner swap Israel secretly agrees to fund vaccines for Syria as part of prisoner swap. The Israeli government declined to comment on the vaccine aspect of the deal, while a Syrian state-controlled news outlet, the Syrian Arab News Agency, denied that vaccines were part of the arrangement.

The Israeli government declined to comment on the vaccine aspect of the deal, while a Syrian state-controlled news outlet, the Syrian Arab News Agency, denied that vaccines were part of the arrangement. Asked about the vaccines in a television interview Saturday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel evaded the question, saying only that no Israeli vaccines were being sent to Syria.