<p class="title">Employees of the Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip began collecting their salaries for a second month on Friday after Qatar pumped more cash into the territory with Israel's blessings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It came despite a major flare-up between Hamas and Israel that saw Avigdor Lieberman resign as Israel's defence minister after accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being soft on the Islamist group.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hundreds of employees of Hamas government departments waited in long queues outside banks in the Gaza Strip from the early hours, AFP reporters said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Hamas-run finance ministry announced in a statement to local media that the money would be distributed over the next two days, with employees receiving 50 per cent of their salaries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Doaa, a 36-year-old employee at the women's ministry in Gaza, said she came early in the morning to receive her salary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This payment helps us to live our life and meet the needs of our children, even if only a little."</p>.<p class="bodytext">In Qatar's operation, a total of $90 million is to be distributed in six monthly instalments of $15 million, according to authorities, primarily to cover salaries of officials working for Hamas.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>READ</strong><strong> MORE</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/india-abstains-un-vote-706870.html" target="_blank">India abstains from UN vote condemning Hamas activities</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/israels-netanyahu-hails-un-706880.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel's Netanyahu hails UN Hamas vote despite defeat</strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">The first tranche of $15 million was distributed in November, and the second one was brought into Gaza late Thursday by Qatari ambassador Mohammed al-Emadi, Hamas sources said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Qatar envoy to Gaza also met Hamas leader Ismail Haniya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Qatari cash injection is part of an unofficial truce between Hamas and Israel, that was supposed to see an end to months of violent protests along the Gaza-Israel border in exchange for an easing of Israel's crippling blockade of the coastal enclave.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But on November 11, Hamas and Israeli undercover troops had a bloody gun battle following a botched Israeli raid in southern Gaza.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the following days, Hamas fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response, with the Israeli army striking Hamas targets in Gaza.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A ceasefire two days later ended the violence, but Lieberman, who was opposed to the Qatari money transfer, resigned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hamas has controlled Gaza since pushing out rival faction Fatah in 2007 near civil war.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fatah civil servants were then instructed not to work, so Hamas has hired around 40,000 additional staff.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hamas and Israel have fought three wars since 2008.</p>
<p class="title">Employees of the Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip began collecting their salaries for a second month on Friday after Qatar pumped more cash into the territory with Israel's blessings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It came despite a major flare-up between Hamas and Israel that saw Avigdor Lieberman resign as Israel's defence minister after accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being soft on the Islamist group.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hundreds of employees of Hamas government departments waited in long queues outside banks in the Gaza Strip from the early hours, AFP reporters said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Hamas-run finance ministry announced in a statement to local media that the money would be distributed over the next two days, with employees receiving 50 per cent of their salaries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Doaa, a 36-year-old employee at the women's ministry in Gaza, said she came early in the morning to receive her salary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This payment helps us to live our life and meet the needs of our children, even if only a little."</p>.<p class="bodytext">In Qatar's operation, a total of $90 million is to be distributed in six monthly instalments of $15 million, according to authorities, primarily to cover salaries of officials working for Hamas.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>READ</strong><strong> MORE</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/india-abstains-un-vote-706870.html" target="_blank">India abstains from UN vote condemning Hamas activities</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/israels-netanyahu-hails-un-706880.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel's Netanyahu hails UN Hamas vote despite defeat</strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">The first tranche of $15 million was distributed in November, and the second one was brought into Gaza late Thursday by Qatari ambassador Mohammed al-Emadi, Hamas sources said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Qatar envoy to Gaza also met Hamas leader Ismail Haniya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Qatari cash injection is part of an unofficial truce between Hamas and Israel, that was supposed to see an end to months of violent protests along the Gaza-Israel border in exchange for an easing of Israel's crippling blockade of the coastal enclave.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But on November 11, Hamas and Israeli undercover troops had a bloody gun battle following a botched Israeli raid in southern Gaza.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the following days, Hamas fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response, with the Israeli army striking Hamas targets in Gaza.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A ceasefire two days later ended the violence, but Lieberman, who was opposed to the Qatari money transfer, resigned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hamas has controlled Gaza since pushing out rival faction Fatah in 2007 near civil war.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fatah civil servants were then instructed not to work, so Hamas has hired around 40,000 additional staff.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hamas and Israel have fought three wars since 2008.</p>