Liberman: "Netanyahu knew that Qatari money was flowing to Hamas"

Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman responded to a publication in Yedioth Ahronoth revealing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been receiving warnings since 2019 about Qatari funds being directed to Hamas's military wing. Liberman stated that he resigned as defense minister precisely because of this policy and accused Netanyahu of knowingly transferring millions to terrorists despite intelligence warnings.

Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman responded to documents and evidence uncovered by journalists Ronen Bergman and Yuval Rubovitz in Yedioth Ahronoth. According to the publication, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly received warnings starting in 2019 that funds from Qatar were reaching Hamas's military wing. Liberman stated that his resignation as defense minister was a direct consequence of this policy: "When Netanyahu personally decided to bring suitcases of Qatari money into Hamas, I resigned as defense minister and warned that this policy would lead to disaster." He also emphasized that Aman and Shin Bet warned about the funds being directed to militants, but Netanyahu "knew and consciously continued to transfer millions to terrorists." The article presents a direct quote from a political statement, without any editorial analytical commentary.