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Israel financed Hamas to weaken the Palestinian Authority, EU foreign policy chief says

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Head of EU Foreign Policy, Josep Borrellsaid on Friday that The State of Israel financed the creation of the militant group Hamas in an attempt to weaken the

Israel financed Hamas to weaken the Palestinian Authority, EU foreign policy chief says

Head of EU Foreign Policy, Josep Borrellsaid on Friday that The State of Israel financed the creation of the militant group Hamas in an attempt to weaken the Palestinian Authority.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied the accusations from his opponents in Israel and some of the world’s media that his government has actively supported Hamas for years. and even allowing Qatar to finance the Gaza Strip.

Yes, Hamas has been funded by the Israeli government for years in an attempt to weaken the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority.“Borrell said in a speech at the University of Valladolid, without providing more details about this proposed funding.

Borrell added that the only peaceful solution to the conflict is creation of a Palestinian state and that this measure must be imposed “from abroad (…) by the international community” and despite Israel’s refusal.

The official stated that if a solution is not reached, “The spiral of hatred will continue from generation to generation”“, fueling conflict.

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Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing 1,400 people and taking some 240 hostages on the deadliest day in the Jewish state’s history, leading to a counter-offensive that killed more than 24,700 Palestinians. Gaza Ministry of Health.

Hamas has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007. after a brief civil war with forces loyal to the Fatah movement led by President Mahmoud Abbas, who is based in the West Bank and also heads the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Reuters

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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