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Knesset Speaker: Time to End Absurd Claims Regarding Israel's Responsibility for Economic Situation in Gaza
(Ha'aretz) Allison Kaplan Sommer - Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Tuesday slammed claims that Israel was responsible for economic conditions in Gaza. Edelstein said he told visiting EU representatives on Monday that Hamas leaders in Gaza "have all the necessary means - they use the money earmarked for the public benefit in order to attack the State of Israel" and he blamed Hamas for poor living conditions in Gaza. The tunnels Hamas has built to infiltrate Israel clearly "cost millions," as does their weaponry. "Every time I see a Hamas rocket launched towards Israel, I see food and diapers and medicine flying in the air," Edelstein said.