by Israel Hayom Staff
Hamas military leader Yahya Sinwar reportedly demands Israel pay Gaza's rulers $15 million a month or face increased border violence and arson terrorism
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman observe
a moment of silence for the victims of a synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh
Photo: Reuters
Israel will not
accept any ultimatums from Hamas and its policy in Gaza will be
dictated solely by its security interests, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday.
Speaking ahead of the weekly cabinet
meeting, Netanyahu dismissed a demand by Hamas military leader Yahya
Sinwar, who reportedly urged Israel to pay Gaza's rulers $15 million
in cash every month or face an escalation in border violence and arson
terrorism. "There is no way Israel will accept any ultimatum posed by
Hamas," Netanyahu said.
The terrorist group further demanded that the first payment be made by this Thursday, according to Channel 12 news.
According to the report, Sinwar said the
funds would go toward paying Hamas functionaries' wages. The demand
seeks to circumvent the financial sanctions imposed on Gaza by
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Ramallah-based
government has frozen the transfer of funds used to pay Hamas' wages
as part of efforts to wrest control of Gaza from Hamas.
The cabinet was to discuss Hamas' threats, as well as the recent border flare-up in its weekly session.
The Israeli Air Force bombed 80 terrorist
targets in Gaza over the weekend, after Islamic Jihad terrorist fired
some 40 rockets at southern Israel.
The Iranian-backed terrorist group later agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce with Israel.
Sunday's cabinet meeting began with a
moment of silence in honor of the victims of Saturday's mass shooting
at a Pittsburgh synagogue, which left 11 people dead and six wounded.
"Israel mourns with the families of the victims who lost their lives in the horrendous Pittsburgh massacre," Netanyahu said.
"On behalf of the Israeli public, I extend
our condolences to the families. We stand as one against
anti-Semitism and such barbaric violence," he said.
Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/10/28/pm-israel-will-not-accept-any-ultimatum-posed-by-hamas/
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