According to the PA, more than $120 million has already been raised from donor countries, but the money is not being transferred due to Arab banks' fear of retribution by the US.
Iran was one of the first countries to declare it would help Hamas, offering $50 million and a promise to continue assisting the Islamist group in its efforts to wipe out the Jewish State.
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya called Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to thank him for his aid Tuesday. "I have called the president of the Iranian Islamic republic to thank him for the support that he has shown towards the Palestinian people and I told him of our desire to have strong relations with all Arab and Muslim countries," Haniya said.
US ally Saudi Arabia pledged $90 million in aid to the PA. Qatar pledged $50 million.
Though Kuwait was saved by the US, from invasion by Iraq in the first Gulf War, the oil kingdom offered $7.5 million when visited by the Hamas finance minister, Mahmoud al-Zahar. In a bizarre twist, however, al-Zahar reported that $450,000 in cash was stolen from his hotel room during his visit.
It is unclear why so much cash would be on al-Zahar's person, due to the claim that the PA's coffers are nearly empty.