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Benjamin Netanyahu has not been caught directly funding Hamas, but his government's role in allowing Qatari funds to flow into Gaza has been the subject of significant controversy and investigation. Israel, under Netanyahu's leadership, permitted Qatar to transfer tens of millions of dollars into Gaza starting in 2018, with the stated aim of preventing a humanitarian crisis and maintaining stability :inlineRefs{references="[{"type":"inline_reference","start_index":405,"end_index":408,"number":2,"url":"https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-reportedly-warned-twice-that-qatari-cash-was-funding-hamas-military-wing/","favicon":"https://imgs.search.brave.com/OJQMSAvTflmuKWaGFi8G1JN7iB7VR_SsBpLzPv0OKAo/rs:fit:32:32:1:0/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Zhdmlj/b25zLnNlYXJjaC5i/cmF2ZS5jb20vaWNv/bnMvNDRiNjdiZWJi/NTM0ZWE5YzIxMDRl/N2E2ZDc0MWViZDM3/NTRkOWE4ZjRiYWQ3/MjI1MWUyYjc1ZWQw/NTkxNmViZC93d3cu/dGltZXNvZmlzcmFl/bC5jb20v","snippet":"Skip to main content\nToggle Menu\nJoin our Community\nSupport ToI and remove all ads\nLearn more\nEnglish\nالعربية\nFrançais\nفارسی\nעברית\nGet The Daily Edition\nAccount\nSign In\nISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 723\nOpen Search form\nAdvertisement\nHomepage\nNetanyahu was warned twice that Qatari cash was funding Hamas military wing – reports\nAccording to accounts denied by PM’s office, ex-Shin Bet chief, IDF told premier …"},{"type":"inline_reference","start_index":408,"end_index":411,"number":8,"url":"https://www.politico.eu/article/benjamin-netanyahu-hamas-qatar-money-war-israel-gaza-palestine/","favicon":"https://imgs.search.brave.com/lxDZTnD7j9kbO_jsrBi_Fs4TK3jfNKwlyhO4Kr-5igU/rs:fit:32:32:1:0/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Zhdmlj/b25zLnNlYXJjaC5i/cmF2ZS5jb20vaWNv/bnMvMTFiMjBkMTI1/YTRlZmZhNWUyMWYy/MDM5NTFkZTA2NTMw/ODJiOGJiZDcwY2M3/NWM1ZDRkYmQwMDZi/NjI4NWY0Ny93d3cu/cG9saXRpY28uZXUv","snippet":"Netanyahu on Tuesday, however, dismissed those charges, claiming he only allowed Qatari money to flow into Gaza to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe, not to strengthen the arm of the administration there…"}]"}. Netanyahu reportedly requested that Qatar provide $30 million per month in aid to Gaza, a policy approved by Israel’s security cabinet :inlineRefs{references="[{"type":"inline_reference","start_index":552,"end_index":555,"number":1,"url":"https://nationalfile.com/matt-gaetz-blasts-israel-secret-hamas-funding-propaganda-deals-and-political-screening-exposed/","favicon":"https://imgs.search.brave.com/G0zj7nkZhjNM2x9NBX_lrqLK4G43wshJdD6JegWB3u8/rs:fit:32:32:1:0/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Zhdmlj/b25zLnNlYXJjaC5i/cmF2ZS5jb20vaWNv/bnMvM2NmOWIzYTIz/ZTZmOWI0ZWZkNTMw/YmEzMmZhYTcyMGE4/NDExYzEwMGM4ZDM3/ZWM0N2QzOTI2YTNk/ZjVmNTRhNS9uYXRp/b25hbGZpbGUuY29t/Lw","snippet":"“There’s also another country that asked Qatar to support Hamas. It was Israel. In 2018, Netanyahu himself sent a secret letter to the Qatari leadership . In that letter, he urged Qatar to deliver $30 million a month to Gaza. He said this funding would help reduce the motivation of terror groups to carry out attacks, prevent a humanitarian crisis, and preserve regional stability. So in May of 2025…"}]"}.

While Israeli officials maintained the funds were intended for humanitarian purposes—such as paying for fuel, salaries of civil servants, and aid to needy families—there are reports that Netanyahu was warned by Israeli security agencies that Hamas was diverting some of this money to its military wing :inlineRefs{references="[{"type":"inline_reference","start_index":864,"end_index":867,"number":2,"url":"https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-reportedly-warned-twice-that-qatari-cash-was-funding-hamas-military-wing/","favicon":"https://imgs.search.brave.com/OJQMSAvTflmuKWaGFi8G1JN7iB7VR_SsBpLzPv0OKAo/rs:fit:32:32:1:0/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Zhdmlj/b25zLnNlYXJjaC5i/cmF2ZS5jb20vaWNv/bnMvNDRiNjdiZWJi/NTM0ZWE5YzIxMDRl/N2E2ZDc0MWViZDM3/NTRkOWE4ZjRiYWQ3/MjI1MWUyYjc1ZWQw/NTkxNmViZC93d3cu/dGltZXNvZmlzcmFl/bC5jb20v","snippet":"Skip to main content\nToggle Menu\nJoin our Community\nSupport ToI and remove all ads\nLearn more\nEnglish\nالعربية\nFrançais\nفارسی\nעברית\nGet The Daily Edition\nAccount\nSign In\nISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 723\nOpen Search form\nAdvertisement\nHomepage\nNetanyahu was warned twice that Qatari cash was funding Hamas military wing – reports\nAccording to accounts denied by PM’s office, ex-Shin Bet chief, IDF told premier …"}]"}. Specifically, former Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman allegedly warned Netanyahu in 2019 that Qatari funds were being diverted to Hamas’s military leadership, and military intelligence reportedly found in 2020 that $4 million per month was being siphoned off :inlineRefs{references="[{"type":"inline_reference","start_index":1128,"end_index":1131,"number":2,"url":"https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-reportedly-warned-twice-that-qatari-cash-was-funding-hamas-military-wing/","favicon":"https://imgs.search.brave.com/OJQMSAvTflmuKWaGFi8G1JN7iB7VR_SsBpLzPv0OKAo/rs:fit:32:32:1:0/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Zhdmlj/b25zLnNlYXJjaC5i/cmF2ZS5jb20vaWNv/bnMvNDRiNjdiZWJi/NTM0ZWE5YzIxMDRl/N2E2ZDc0MWViZDM3/NTRkOWE4ZjRiYWQ3/MjI1MWUyYjc1ZWQw/NTkxNmViZC93d3cu/dGltZXNvZmlzcmFl/bC5jb20v","snippet":"Skip to main content\nToggle Menu\nJoin our Community\nSupport ToI and remove all ads\nLearn more\nEnglish\nالعربية\nFrançais\nفارسی\nעברית\nGet The Daily Edition\nAccount\nSign In\nISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 723\nOpen Search form\nAdvertisement\nHomepage\nNetanyahu was warned twice that Qatari cash was funding Hamas military wing – reports\nAccording to accounts denied by PM’s office, ex-Shin Bet chief, IDF told premier …"}]"}. Netanyahu’s office denied receiving any intelligence report confirming the diversion of Qatari stipends to terrorism, though it acknowledged he was informed that Hamas diverted $4 million from its civilian budget—funded by sources other than Qatar—starting in 2022 :inlineRefs{references="[{"type":"inline_reference","start_index":1402,"end_index":1405,"number":3,"url":"https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-03-26/ty-article/.premium/prime-ministers-office-netanyahu-knew-that-hamas-had-diverted-4m-to-military-wing/00000195-cf86-d104-adfd-ffdf9e100000","favicon":"https://imgs.search.brave.com/5J9xXRECjc55BedxvAFcuPaKulxelC3SGTocHTgQOm4/rs:fit:32:32:1:0/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Zhdmlj/b25zLnNlYXJjaC5i/cmF2ZS5jb20vaWNv/bnMvYzcxZTI2ODM1/NTFjOGY1MjRkYzU2/MmI1MjUyMGU1OGNk/M2RkNDMzMGFhNjcw/MjBhMWNiOWE2OTNh/OTI3NDYyYy93d3cu/aGFhcmV0ei5jb20v","snippet":"{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","author":[{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Person","description":"Jonathan Lis is Haaretz's diplomatic correspondent","email":"[email protected]","name":"Jonathan Lis","sameAs":"https://twitter.com/jonathanlis1","url":"/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d249-ab7f-fbe5d9c30000"}],"articleBody":"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Tu…"}]"}.

Additionally, investigations into what is known as the “Qatari connection affair” have revealed that close associates of Netanyahu may have facilitated or benefited from Qatari influence, leading to the arrest of at least two of his top aides on suspicion of unlawful ties to Qatar :inlineRefs{references="[{"type":"inline_reference","start_index":1694,"end_index":1697,"number":5,"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatari_connection_affair","favicon":"https://imgs.search.brave.com/m6XxME4ek8DGIUcEPCqjRoDjf2e54EwL9pQzyzogLYk/rs:fit:32:32:1:0/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Zhdmlj/b25zLnNlYXJjaC5i/cmF2ZS5jb20vaWNv/bnMvNjQwNGZhZWY0/ZTQ1YWUzYzQ3MDUw/MmMzMGY3NTQ0ZjNj/NDUwMDk5ZTI3MWRk/NWYyNTM4N2UwOTE0/NTI3ZDQzNy9lbi53/aWtpcGVkaWEub3Jn/Lw","snippet":"The Qatari connection affair, also called "Qatargate" (Hebrew: קטרגייט), is a political affair in Israel, centered on the allegation that close advisors to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as a lieutenant colonel in the reserves, were paid by representatives of the government of Qatar, an ally and financial supporter of Hamas, to promote its interests in the country. In March 2025, Shin …"}]"}. Critics argue that Netanyahu’s policy of allowing Qatari funding helped sustain Hamas politically and financially, thereby weakening the Palestinian Authority and keeping Palestinians divided :inlineRefs{references="[{"type":"inline_reference","start_index":1895,"end_index":1898,"number":7,"url":"https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/02/14/netanyahus-top-aides-and-qatar-a-strong-stench-of-money/","favicon":"https://imgs.search.brave.com/v82gWvMhWceuQBVHBhrczzeTQIR2qqrEPIDkxffbTaM/rs:fit:32:32:1:0/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Zhdmlj/b25zLnNlYXJjaC5i/cmF2ZS5jb20vaWNv/bnMvZjVhNDc4ODJm/ZTk1MTczMzI4YTdl/OWMyMzVhZGI3MjEz/MWViMzUyNmU3NDdk/MmRmYjkwOWJhNDY5/ZGM0MGUzNi93d3cu/aXNyYWVsaGF5b20u/Y29tLw","snippet":"The fact that Israel urged Qatar to increase aid to Gaza has been known for a long time, but the alleged involvement of Netanyahu's office officials in "laundering" the emirate's image must be thoroughly investigated. We must not accept a reality where senior officials in the prime minister's environment work for an entity that is not defined as an enemy state, but functions as such in every way. …"}]"}. Netanyahu has denied that the funding was meant to strengthen Hamas or that it contributed to the October 7, 2023 attacks, calling such accusations “ridiculous” :inlineRefs{references="[{"type":"inline_reference","start_index":2065,"end_index":2068,"number":8,"url":"https://www.politico.eu/article/benjamin-netanyahu-hamas-qatar-money-war-israel-gaza-palestine/","favicon":"https://imgs.search.brave.com/lxDZTnD7j9kbO_jsrBi_Fs4TK3jfNKwlyhO4Kr-5igU/rs:fit:32:32:1:0/g:ce/aHR0cDovL2Zhdmlj/b25zLnNlYXJjaC5i/cmF2ZS5jb20vaWNv/bnMvMTFiMjBkMTI1/YTRlZmZhNWUyMWYy/MDM5NTFkZTA2NTMw/ODJiOGJiZDcwY2M3/NWM1ZDRkYmQwMDZi/NjI4NWY0Ny93d3cu/cG9saXRpY28uZXUv","snippet":"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vehemently denied accusations he allowed Qatar to fund and strengthen the militant group Hamas in order to divide Palestinians into rival political camps, slamming the claims as “ridiculous.”…"}]"}.