Netanyahu’s office disputes TIME magazine’s fact-checking claims over Qatari funding and leadership
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) countered this assertion, maintaining that Qatari funding to Hamas was authorized as early as 2007, shortly after Hamas took control of Gaza. The PMO argued that such funding had been a consistent policy across multiple Israeli administrations, including Netanyahu’s. They emphasized that the focus on Qatari money was misplaced, pointing to the significant issue of weapons smuggling from Sinai as a more critical factor influencing the situation in Gaza.