As internationally mediated ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas were ongoing, Qatar's envoy to Gaza has told the Islamist terrorist organization that Israel intends to prevent the monthly influx of Qatari aid money, Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on Friday morning.
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According to the report, because the border crossings between Israel and Gaza remain partially closed, Hamas has delivered a message to Israel via Egyptian and United Nations mediators that the terrorist group intends to escalate matters along the frontier until the aid money is allowed in.
Hamas sources told Al-Akhbar that terrorist groups in Gaza have told foreign mediators that "the continuation of Israel's provocations toward Gaza and its impoverished residents who need the Qatari aid money means pushing [Hamas] toward escalation and conflict."
The various terrorist groups in Gaza, the report said, warned they would employ "means of pressure" along the border frontier and emphasized that "the resistance could choose the option of conflict."
As a reminder, Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, recently warned that if Gaza's problems were not solved, the terrorist group would "burn everything." In other words, Hamas has already threatened to renew its campaign of cross-border arson attacks with incendiary balloons.
Gaza's terrorist groups also informed mediators that they would wait until the end of next week for the Qatari aid money to arrive and that "if it doesn't happen, we will make a significant decision about the mutual ceasefire."
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