Back الدعم الإسرائيلي لحماس Arabic Apoyo israelí a Hamás Spanish حمایت اسرائیل از حماس Persian התמיכה הישראלית בחמאס HE Supporto di Israele ad Hamas Italian
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The Israeli support for Hamas refers to direct involvement by Israeli authorities from different periods in the rise and empowerment of Palestinian militant group Hamas.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
During the 1970s, Israel began providing support to Ahmed Yassin, a Muslim Brotherhood leader in the Gaza Strip, who controlled a network of Islamic schools, mosques, and clubs, in order to weaken the secular nationalist Palestine Liberation Organization.[2] It continued to encourage the expansion of Yassin's network during the first year and a half of the First Intifada, as the network re-organised into Hamas. Support lasted until 1989, when Hamas launched its first attacks on Israelis, leading to a significant crackdown against the organisation.[7] Multiple Israeli officials have acknowledged Israel's role in strengthening Yassin's network.
In the late 2010s and early 2020s, Israeli officials encouraged Qatar to give aid to Hamas,[8] and approved the transfer of money from Qatar to the organization.[9] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the aid transfers were allowed for humanitarian reasons;[10] Israeli intelligence officials believe that the Qatari money contributed to the success of the October 7 attacks.[11]
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