In letter seen by handful of people, PM urges Doha to deliver $30 million to Gaza monthly, claiming funding Hamas would preserve regional stability and avert humanitarian crisis
We've known for years that Netanyahu allowed suitcases full of money across the border into Gaza that could only be going to Hamas.
But him going out and soliciting funding for Hamas...
That's a whole nother thing. I know Netanyhu was already likely on the way out before, but I can't see how the Israelis let him stay in control after this.
He's literally the reason all this is happening because the only way his group maintains power is if voters are scared. So he created a reason for them to be scared.
"We've known for years..." ...yeah sure. whatever topic is hot, you're not only going to be an expert but also speak for all of us.
how is the hamas lgbtq movement doing? what about free press and womens rights? you seem to know it all. will hamas arrest the many muslim rapists we saw on video storming that luna festival?
“We’ve known for years…” …yeah sure. whatever topic is hot, you’re not only going to be an expert but also speak for all of us.
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It's not insider knowledge...
Meanwhile, Israel has allowed suitcases holding millions in Qatari cash to enter Gaza through its crossings since 2018, in order to maintain its fragile ceasefire with the Hamas rulers of the Strip.
Joseph Borrell, European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in January 20 "Israel created and "funded" Hamas to weaken the Palestinian Authority led by the Fatah party"
Some $10 million was to buy fuel from Israel, needed to operate Gaza's power station, $10 million to pay the salaries of government employees, and the final $10 million was to be given in $100 stipends to some 100,000 Gazan families in need.
In another comment an article is linked saying the money was to maintain the ceasefire. Which could be plausible deniability, but the above also sounds reasonable.
Edit: not sure if my lemmy client is fucked. This was supposed to be in response to @Maeve saying the money was to pay workers and help families in need.