Israeli PM criticises leaders after their call for halt to Gaza offensive and restrictions on humanitarian aid

Israeli PM criticises leaders after their call for halt to Gaza offensive and restrictions on humanitarian aid

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of “emboldening Hamas”, after they called for a halt to Israel’s military offensive and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid in Gaza.

Earlier this week, the leaders of the UK, France and Canada condemned the Israeli government’s “egregious” actions in Gaza, warning that the UK and allies would take “concrete actions” unless Netanyahu changed course.

In a post on X on Thursday evening, the Israeli prime minister said Hamas wanted to “destroy the Jewish state” and “annihilate the Jewish people”.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    431·
    1 day ago

    Says the guy who let suitcases full of millions of dollars get “smuggled” to Hamas over and over…

    But reporting in the New York Times has revealed that Netanyahu’s government was more hands-on about helping Hamas: they helped a Qatari diplomat bring suitcases of cash into Gaza, indirectly boosting the militant organization, according to the report.

    The calculus — the Times reported on Sunday, citing Israeli officials, Netanyahu’s critics, and the man’s own reported statements — was to keep Hamas strong enough to counteract the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, allowing Netanyahu to avoid a two-state peace solution and keep both sides weak.

    https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-security-forces-escorted-suitcases-cash-hamas-qatar-report-2023-12?op=1

    No one has done more to keep Hamas in power than Israel, because Hamas is their excuse to not treat Palestinians as humans.

    Bibi is just probably shitting himself after the people he let smuggle all those suitcase gave trump a 400 million dollar plane.

    Less support for Israel could very well have been one of the thing Qatar gets out of that deal

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
      6·
      1 day ago

      Less support for Israel could very well have been one of the thing Qatar gets out of that deal

      If this turns out to be true I might actually cheer for the Gulf for once.