Hamas renews threats against Israel as Qatari aid to Gaza delayed
Hamas said it would renew "pressure" on Israel's border if aid does not come by next week.
The Palestinian militant movement Hamas is threatening to renew fighting with Israel after Qatari relief aid to the Gaza Strip was held up by Israeli officials, Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper reported today.
Hamas officials reportedly informed Egyptian mediators that they would increase “pressure” along Gaza’s border with Israel and may choose to renew the conflict. The group reportedly proposed a deadline for the end of next week before making “a significant decision about the mutual cease-fire.”
Israel and Palestinian militants fought an intense 11-day battle that saw 12 Israelis killed amid barrages of thousands of rockets. More than 1,500 Israeli airstrikes killed some 250 Palestinians, a significant number of them women and children.
The conflict halted late last month when Israel finally accepted a cease-fire deal negotiated by Egyptian officials.
