Energy Minister Eli Cohen says that the decision to boost humanitarian aid into Israel was made in part in order to avoid European sanctions.
“Hamas wants to reach a situation where there will be decisions made against the State of Israel on the international stage, to reach a goal that the war will end and it will continue to exist,” says Cohen in an interview with Kan’s Reshet Bet radio, adding that Israel “did not fall into this trap.”
Cohen, who previously served as foreign minister, says that “the Foreign Ministry held meetings with their counterparts in Europe, and in order to prevent European sanctions on Israel, it was decided to advance these steps,” including approving a new water pipeline.
A meeting of EU foreign ministers earlier this month decided against adopting punitive measures against Israel but demanded “more concrete steps” in boosting aid to the Strip to avoid any further diplomatic sanctions.
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