TEL AVIV, Israel �� Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel "won't accept any ultimatum from Hamas" after Hadashot News reported that the militant group is demanding that Israel allow the transfer of $15 million in cash each month �� including an initial payment by Thursday �� or face more violence along the Gaza border.
The money in question would come from Qatar, which recently paid for fuel shipments to ease the dire humanitarian situation in the coastal strip, according to Hadashot.
Unlike money provided by Abbas that are earmarked for civil-servant salaries, there would be no oversight of the Qatari funds to ensure that Hamas doesn't use the money for terrorism, Hadashot reported. Hamas chief Yehya Sinwar denied the report in a text message.
"Israel will continue to act according to Israeli interests and for Israeli security alone," Netanyahu said at the opening of the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.
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