Qatar
According to reports, the shipping route will be closely monitored by Israel and will include sophisticated security measures, including cameras and electronic sensors.
Six trucks carrying 450,000 liters of fuel crossed through Kerem Shalom, with at least one making its way to the central power station in Gaza City. The fuel was part of a $60 million fuel donation from Qatar.
“The foundation bestows awards upon Hamas leaders, employs some of the world’s most prominent Islamist ideologues at its institutions in Doha and works with charities that the Israeli government has accused of funding terrorism,” says Sam Westrop of the Middle East Forum.
Both parties have assured Qatar that they are not interested in a new war, the head of Doha’s Gaza Reconstruction Committee says Mohammed al-Emadi • Washington is aware of indirect talks on Gaza crisis, but any solution would have to involve the Palestinian Authority.
The potential purchase of an outlet owned by a confidante of U.S. President Donald Trump comes amid Doha’s recruitment of high-profile Jewish visitors.
Qatar, which has long been a Mideast enigma due to its modernized appearance but sim-ultaneous funding of Islamist terror groups, is engaging in a public relations campaign to recruit increased support in the U.S.—including among American Jews.
