Hamas threatens: We will escalate the situation if the money from Qatar is not received within the next week

June 4, 2021   

The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today (Friday) that the Hamas terrorist organization is threatening to escalate the situation on the Gaza Strip border - if the Qatari money is not brought in. According to the report, elements of the terrorist organization conveyed a message to Israel, through mediators from Egypt and the UN: "If Israel does not bring in the Qatari money in the coming week, we will make an 'important decision' regarding the ceasefire and will escalate the situation in the border area." The sources added: "The meaning of Israel's provocation in Gaza and the poor civilians who are supposed to receive the Qatari money is pushing the situation towards escalation and conflict." Meanwhile, teams from the Ministry of Defense and the Pentagon will formulate a full plan, within the framework of which more ammunition and interceptor missiles will be transferred to Israel for Iron Dome, after Operation "Guardian of the Walls." According to a report in Kan News, US Senator Lindsey Graham claimed during his visit to Israel this week that the scope of the purchase was a billion dollars, but sources in Israel claim that it was a lower amount. In any case, this refers to the cost of the ammunition and interceptors, and not money that will be transferred directly to the Israeli security system.