Hamas has been stealing for its own members at least half of the aid sent to Gaza since October 7. This is not surprising. Hamas has been stealing aid money meant for the people of Gaza ever since it took control of the Strip in 2007. Just three Hamas leaders, Khaled Meshaal, Mousa abu Marzouk, and Ismail Haniyeh, have among themselves managed to steal the colossal sum of $11 billion in aid. And while Hamas has been complaining about Israel preventing aid from reaching the Strip, it is actually Hamas that has been harming Gazans, by diverting half of the billion dollars sent by donors to Gaza since October 7. More on this can be found here: “Hamas reaped hundreds of millions off Gaza aid since Oct. 7,” JNS, May 20, 2024:
The Hamas terrorist organization has profited by at least $500 million of the humanitarian aid coming into the Gaza Strip since the start of the war on Oct. 7, according to a report that aired on Israel’s Channel 12 last week.
Veteran analyst Ehud Yaari, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told the broadcaster on Thursday that, according to a calculation he made with “a friend—I don’t know if I’m allowed to mention his name,” Hamas earned “no less” than half a billion dollars from the aid….
The Tzav 9 (“Order 9”) movement, which has led protests against Jerusalem’s decision to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Strip freely, said that while “the hostages are groaning in captivity, IDF soldiers are risking their lives and the children of the [Gaza] Envelope [Israelis living near the border with Gaza] do not sleep at night,” the terror group “continues to exist and enjoy financial prosperity.”…
The volume of aid provided to the hostile territory has more than doubled since the start of the war, according to data provided by the government to Israel’s Supreme Court in response to a petition by left-wing groups.
According to the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), Hamas terrorists divert at least 60% of the goods entering Gaza for their own purposes….
The Israelis keep explaining to the world that there is no famine in Gaza in this sense: enough food aid is getting through to the Strip to supply the needs of all of its inhabitants, if it is distributed fairly. But it is not. There is a maldistribution of the aid that enters, where Hamas operatives immediately seize about 60% of the humanitarian aid — food, medicines, personal hygiene items — for themselves, their extended families, and their clans. What they do not use they sell, at inflated prices, to the Gazans. Now the Israelis have calculated the enormous size of that diversion of aid to Hamas — at least $500 million worth of aid. But no one protests, no one cares that Hamas does this to the people in Gaza. There is no way to blame the Jews for this grand theft, so it is of no interest.
DavidW says
Where’s the money going? I doubt it is being put into mattresses. What foreign banks are stashing this money for these animals? Are they state banks? “Private” banks? It’s going somewhere. Maybe Mossad can find out and let the owners know it’s not a good idea.
40 rounds says
Let’s keep sending aid anyway. Isn’t that how our government functions all the time. Pathetic
Westman says
It looks like a Mafia, it talks like a Mafia, it extorts from the people like a Mafia, it steals from the economy like a Mafia, it kills uncooperatives like a Mafia, and claims it is the Robin Hood for the people, like a Mafia.
The Italian Mafia didn’t need to originate the methods for “shaking-down” the populace. All they needed was a few pages from Islam’s central books. There is little difference between a Hamas terrorist and a Mafiosi.
Yahya Sinwar jets around the world on stolen money visiting his properties, checking his wealth, and trading smooches with other Dons – while the “little people” suffer. And yet the people raised in the Pavlovian rituals always choose leaders who are seeking something for themselves. Go figure.
Kenneth Johnson says
What’ wrong with okur goverfnment. Can’t they set up proper conrols?? Our Army and oujr Navy handle millions oif dollars in supplies nad it is wellmanaged and contoled. WE have the expeience, edhy don’t wse use it????mmm,KEN
40 rounds says
It’s just a giant money laundering scheme. Supplies stolen, sold to whomever, money buys more weapons
Tony Rice says
I read that Hamas take or steal 80% of the aid sent into Gaza and then tell the world Israel is starving Gazans. And some idiots believe Hamas, THE killers, rapists and not only taking hostages but killing some of them. Their consistent behaviour is beyond comprehension.
Fed up with idiots says
NO Palestine No Iran No let ISRAEL kill their Enemies or we will have to www3 next
bagsgroove says
The curse and revenge of almighty God is on its way to the hamasses !
bagsgroove says
I do feel that the hamass terrorist on the top of the supplies with his arm raised is now dead and rotting in hell, waiting for the other ham asses to arrive.
tgusa says
To paraphrase the character Lawrence Walsh in the movie Chinatown. Forget it Jake, it’s Gaza.
Kepha says
Peter Bauer once wrote a book on how Africa was a victim of foreign aid, seeing that the competition to give aid to developing nations helped create kleptocracies and mismanagement. It seems that in the case of the Palestinian Arab territories and Hamas, the same dynamic is at work.
The world needs:
International recognition of property rights.
Recognition of Taiwan as its own country, whether it calls itself Taiwan, the rump of Dr. Sun’s Republic of China, Great Liuqiu, Dong Ning, or even Li Laosan.
The naturualization of Palestinian Arab refugees and their descendants in the Arab states where they are resident–along the lines of the no-questions-asked Israeli status of Mizrahi Jews, no-questions-asked Pakistani status of Muslim refugees and descendants from India, and no-questions-asked Indian status for the refugees and descendants of Hundu, Sikh, Christian, and other refugees from Pakistan.
OLD GUY says
I love to see my TAX DOLLARS at work helping the needy somewhere. Could we just cut out the Hamas middle man expense. Sadly I don’t believe that Hamas is directing any of that aid to struggling Americans. Thats just not fair. Or is it meant to reinforce our enemies strength to fight on.
Rick Olsha says
AM ISRAEL CHAI !!!!