Netanyahu is on record saying propping up Hamas is in the interest of anyone who opposes a Palestinian state. They funneled money to them and tried to use them to take all power away from Fatah and the Palestinian Authority.
This was literally the strategy of Netanyahu and his far right allies.
This is solidly documented. Between 2012 and 2018, Netanyahu gave Qatar approval to transfer a cumulative sum of about a billion dollars to Gaza, at least half of which reached Hamas, including its military wing. According to the Jerusalem Post, in a private meeting with members of his Likud party on March 11, 2019, Netanyahu explained the reckless step as follows: The money transfer is part of the strategy to divide the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Anyone who opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state needs to support the transfer of the money from Qatar to Hamas. In that way, we will foil the establishment of a Palestinian state (as reported in former cabinet member Haim Ramon’s Hebrew-language book “Neged Haruach”, p. 417).
In an interview with the Ynet news website on May 5, 2019, Netanyahu associate Gershon Hacohen, a major general in reserves, said, “We need to tell the truth. Netanyahu’s strategy is to prevent the option of two states, so he is turning Hamas into his closest partner. Openly Hamas is an enemy. Covertly, it’s an ally.”
I saw a comment saying that both Hamas and the Netanyahu administration need each other. It’s the only way either stays in power
Both aren’t good for their own people, and both need to go before we can get peace in the region
Netanyahu is on record saying propping up Hamas is in the interest of anyone who opposes a Palestinian state. They funneled money to them and tried to use them to take all power away from Fatah and the Palestinian Authority.
https://archive.md/APxHn
This was literally the strategy of Netanyahu and his far right allies.