Arab sources said Thursday that Hamas terrorists have succeeded in bringing 70 million dollars into Gaza despite Israeli efforts to stop the flow of cash to the terrorist group. The cash was brought into Gaza via Egypt. According to the London-based Al-Hayyat, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has discussed the issue with senior Egyptian officials. Abbas and the PA are interested in drying up HamasÂ’s funding, the paper said.
According to Al-Hayyat, 35 million dollars were brought into Gaza in a suitcase that was passed through an opening in the security wall between the Sinai Peninsula and southern Gaza. An additional 33 million was smuggled in using the elaborate system of tunnels on GazaÂ’s southern border. |