DOHA, APRIL 17 (SPA) - QATAR SAID ON MONDAY IT WOULD GIVE $50 MILLION IN AID TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. THE GULF ARAB STATE SAID THE AID DECISION "STEMS FROM QATAR’S SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE". A FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL TOLD THE STATE-OWNED NEWS AGENCY PART OF THE MONEY WAS QATAR’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE $55 MILLION A MONTH PLEDGED BY ARAB LEADERS TO HAMAS AT A MARCH SUMMIT. --SPA 1414 Local Time 1114 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/354202