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The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, in a speech today accused Israel of financing the creation of Hamas in an attempt to weaken the Palestinian Authority.
Benjamin Netanyahu has previously denied accusations by his opponents in Israel and some global media that his government spent years actively fomenting Hamas in Gaza.
" Yes, Hamas was funded by the government of Israel in an effort to weaken the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority ," Borrell said in a speech at the University of Valladolid in Spain, without elaborating further on the alleged funding.
Meanwhile, the EU will also adopt a dedicated sanctions regime targeting the Palestinian militant group Hamas, with an official saying the first measures will target six people involved in funding Hamas.
" What we are doing now - it was done today and I think it will be announced in the next few hours - is that we have approved a regime dedicated to Hamas. We have listed six people ," said the official, who spoke on bail. of anonymity, who added that the six people were all from Arab or African countries.
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