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Gaza aid cannot wait while Israel holds elections

On the backdrop of the growing crisis in the Gaza Strip, Israel, Qatar and Egypt are discussing the idea of humanitarian aid supplies financed by Qatar.
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Hamas decided to reject a tranche of Qatari aid funds at the end of January, accusing Israel of imposing new conditions on the money entering the Gaza Strip.

It took the Hamas leadership about a month to understand that it had made a grave mistake. Surprisingly, the movement’s seasoned, broad-based leadership thought it could find an alternative to the aid Qatar has been supplying the Strip since October 2018.

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