A Palestinian Hamas-hired civil servant displays U.S. Dollar banknotes after receiving her salary paid by Qatar, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 7, 2018.. (photo credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stopped the money transfer from Qatar to Hamas following the Gaza border confrontation on Tuesday afternoon, after consulting with security officials.
An IDF tank struck a Hamas observation post killing one Palestinian, after an IDF officer was lightly injured Tuesday evening by gunfire along the border in the southern Gaza Strip.
Earlier in the day, an IDF tank struck a Hamas post in the northern Gaza Strip in response to shooting at IDF soldiers, although no injuries or damage was caused, the IDF said.
Cabinet Ministers accused Netanyahu of playing election politics by stopping the transfer, instead of ensuring stability in the South.
Hamas did not immediately comment on Netanyahu’s decision to hold back the payment of the Qatari grant to the Gaza Strip.
The Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health said that Mahmoud Alabed Al-Nabahin, 24, was killed in Israeli military strike in the center of the Gaza Strip. Four other Palestinians were wounded, one seriously, the ministry said.
On Sunday, Qatari envoy Mohammed Al-Emadi announced that the third cash grant from his country to the Gaza Strip will be delivered on Wednesday.
The Qatari diplomat told Reuters that the latest $15 million payment was initially withheld by Israel, but would arrive in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
“Due to the violence on the border, the Israeli government postponed it. The agreement is subject to there not being too much violence, so last Friday they (Israel) approved to do the third tranche,” Emadi said.
He added that he would not physically carry the cash into the Gaza Strip as with previous disbursements, but that a new system had been arranged. However, he did not say how it wold work.
“We need to find a solution for these 2 million people – this is our aim and goal. Not just to deliver money because Israel wants quiet or Hamas wants money,” Emadi said.
The Bank of Palestine on Tuesday issued a statement denying that the Qatari funds would be delivered through its branches in the Gaza Strip. The bank said that a report in the Israeli media concerning the transfer of the Qatari funds was completely incorrect.
Anna Ahronheim and contributed to this report.
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