Israel to let $30M enter Gaza under ceasefire: Report

By Esat Firat</p> <p>JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel will allow the delivery of $30 million in financial aid from Qatar to the Gaza Strip as part of a ceasefire agreement with Palestinian resistance group Hamas, Israel's Kan public broadcaster reported.</p> <p>In November, Hamas and Israel agreed on a ceasefire that included the delivery of $50 million from Qatar to Gaza in periodical transfers, and $20 million has been transferred so far, the report said.</p> <p>The Israeli military pounded the coastal enclave over the weekend with airstrikes and artillery barrages while Gaza-based resistance factions responded by firing rockets towards southern Israel.</p> <p>The violence ended at dawn on Monday, when a ceasefire — the exact terms of which remain unclear — went into effect.</p> <p>No statement on the issue has been made by Hamas.</p> <p>At least 27 Palestinians were killed in the exchange and scores more injured, while four Israelis were killed, according to Israeli media reports.</p> <p>The escalation began last Friday when four Palestinians were killed by Israeli military strikes on Hamas-affiliated positions in Gaza.</p> <p>*Writing by Jeyhun Aliyev