“Yes, Hamas was funded by the Israeli government, which was trying to weaken the Palestinian Authority, led by Fatah,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Borrell defended recognition of Palestine and condemned the fact that the world community had not done much to achieve the two-state solution.
The European diplomat stressed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “personally boycotted this decision” for 30 years.
Earlier, a representative of the South African delegation, Adila Hasim, said that the actions of the Israeli authorities were deliberately designed to spread famine in the Gaza Strip.
The head of diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, noted that statements by the Israeli authorities about the forced relocation of residents of the Gaza Strip are dangerous.
In January, the European Union included the political leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement, Yahya Sinwar, on its sanctions list.