Qatar's Prime Minister said that the funds transferred to Hamas were transparent and that the Israeli government under Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, and Avigdor Liberman approved them. The statement, reported Monday evening, expands on earlier remarks by explicitly naming the three leaders.
Qatar's Prime Minister said Monday evening that the funds transferred to Hamas were transparent and had the approval of the Israeli government under Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, and Avigdor Liberman. The statement, as reported by The Zioneer earlier at 20:21, now explicitly includes Liberman, who served as finance minister in the Bennett-Lapid government. The Qatari premier's remarks add to the ongoing controversy over Qatari funding to Hamas, which has been a subject of political debate in Israel. Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot previously claimed that the Shin Bet chief had warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the funds reaching Hamas's military wing, a charge Netanyahu has not directly addressed. The Zioneer's earlier report on the Qatari PM's statement is available here.
3 developments
- DevelopingEisenkot: Shin Bet chief raised black flag to Netanyahu on Qatari Hamas funds, PM did not stop
- StrongQatar PM discusses US-Iran talks and Lebanon developments with Witkoff and Kushner
- DevelopingLapid responds to report that Bennett considered parting ways with him
- DevelopingQatar PM talks with Turkish, Egyptian counterparts on regional security efforts
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