Netanyahu’s government permitted regular financial transfers into Gaza that indirectly supported Hamas in order to weaken the Palestinian Authority and block Palestinian state unity. Fact check

The claim that Netanyahu’s government allowed regular financial transfers into Gaza that indirectly supported Hamas as a strategy to weaken the Palestinian Authority (PA) and prevent Palestinian unity is partially supported by multiple sources, though mostly from less established or non-mainstream outlets. Several reports indicate that Israel, under Netanyahu, permitted or facilitated Qatari funds to enter Gaza, which Hamas controls, as a means to maintain a status quo that undermines the PA’s authority and thwarts Palestinian state unity. Netanyahu himself has publicly defended such transfers as strategic. However, the evidence largely comes from non-trusted or partisan sources, and there is a lack of corroboration from widely recognized, independent, or mainstream media. The complexity of Israeli-Palestinian relations and the opaque nature of financial flows into Gaza make it difficult to fully verify the claim. Therefore, while the core of the claim aligns with documented strategic behavior attributed to Netanyahu’s government, the framing that this is a deliberate, consistent policy with direct intent to support Hamas is only partially substantiated.