It’s obvious that powerful players are supporting Hamas; otherwise, it would not be able to rebuild its jihad terror tunnels so quickly in the face of sophisticated IDF efforts to dismantle them. So here’s the breakdown by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies:
Iran reportedly supplies $100 million in financial and military support annually. Hamas officials praise Iran for sending “cash, equipment and [military] expertise” and long-range rockets to strike Israel.
Qatar reportedly contributed more than $150 million to Hamas in 2019, $100 million in 2020, and $360 million in 2021. Qatar now funds Hamas with an estimated $120 million per year. It claims to support the Gaza government, not the terrorists.
Turkey, Malaysia, Algeria and Kuwait also provide financial, military, diplomatic, and political support to Hamas.
Note the mainstream countries involved. It isn’t only Iran.
According to the US Treasury, Iran’s “global portfolio of investments generates vast sums of revenue through its assets, estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, with companies operating in Sudan, Algeria, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries.”
Since the Palestinian cause is central to the Muslim ummah, the regional support for Hamas should not be underestimated.
“Hamas rebuilding terror tunnels faster than Israel can destroy them – report,” World Israel News, February 18, 2026:
Israeli security officials are warning that the IDF is nowhere near completing the destruction of Hamas’ extensive terror tunnel network across the Gaza Strip, with one official adding that the terror group appears to be capable of rebuilding its underground infrastructure faster than the IDF can demolish it.
According to a report published Tuesday night by Israel’s Channel 14, which cited multiple security officials, newly presented intelligence information shows that Hamas is still far from being defeated, largely because of its tunnel network.
In the past two months, IDF forces have uncovered around 40 underground tunnel sites in northern Gaza alone, but officials believe that many more tunnels remain undiscovered in the area.
In addition, the officials cited in Tuesday’s report said that it appears that a vastly greater tunnel network remains hidden in central Gaza.
Israeli intelligence assessments indicate that the tunnel infrastructure there has been barely impacted and remains at roughly the same level of operational effectiveness as before October 7, 2023.
One official emphasized that the most troubling takeaway for the IDF is the assessment that Hamas can repair and restore tunnels faster than IDF engineering teams can find and demolish them…
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Once the Iran operation is over – or even while it is ongoing, Israel should turn its attention back to Gaza and destroy Hamas. While the rest of the world’s attention is still on Iran
࿗Infidel࿘ says
The Saudis probably can’t do much about Turkey, Malaysia or Algeria, none of which are their allies
But they could read Kuwait the riot act, and warn them of sanctions like in the case of Qatar. If they are serious about opposing the muslim brotherhood and Hamas
Westman says
So many tunnels the Gaza area should be renamed, “No Name City”? And some drunk will be singing, “I was born under a wondering star”? The collapse would be epic.
One must admit that rats like tunnels and evil hides underground.
This looks similar to the Ukraine War – Muslim countries safely sending money and weapons to Hamas, to attempt the destruction of Israel and Hamas being killed in return, while claiming they are not involved. Also reminiscent of some Biblical hand-washing.
Hamas is too blind with rage to realize their “brothers” don’t care how many Hamas and non-Hamas “Palestinians” die. No other Muslim nation actually wants, “Palestinians”, including the closest relative, Jordan. If there was no Israel, “Palestinians”, would still be Ummah orphans. Yet they fight on for the only reward it could bring – obscurity.
Hugh Fitzgerald says
How now, old mole. Canst work i’th’ earth so fast?
Westman says
And like Hamlet’s father’s grave those tunnels may well be future Hamas graves where only ghosts will stir, betrayed by the “brothers”.
Walter Sieruk says
Digging jihad terror tunnels is one thing that the Muslims terrorists of Hamas are very effective it .
For they are jihadist mole rats . The old time four legged more rats ,as ugly as they are , they still are a far better animal than to legged jihad more rats.
It’s very fitting for those Muslim terrorist mole rats to be exterminated in the very tunnels that they had dug with the malicious and vicious jihadist intention of Invading Israel and murdering the peaceful Israeli people.
Walter Sieruk says
Those dangerous and vicious Muslim terrorists of Hamas are always very active in their underground tunnels. They are very comparable to mole rats.
It’s a very fitting to destroy as many burrows of the mole rats of Hamas. For those vermin, Hamas, jihadist do need to be exterminated along with the tunnels that they infest.
OLD GUY says
Israel needs to control Gaza.
Winston 101 says
This is what “managing” Islam looks like. This is Islam in the advanced stages of metastasis. Once the ☪️ancer of Islam has advanced into your country and has its numbers up.
You are in an infinite battle of “Wack A Mole”.
You battle terrorists on the ground, and under the ground, while the rest of the Islamic world engages in Finance Jihad via all the Petrocurrencies, Propaganda Jihad, Birthrate Jihad, Diplomacy Jihad, U N Jihad, UNWRA Jihad, World Peace Jihad, Birthrate Jihad etc, etc. . .ad infinitum.
Islam became a form of Government when Mohammed went from being a preacher in Mecca and traveled to Medina, in 622 A.D. There he became a ruling War Lord and Islam became his Tribe. Because he now had the use of Force he transformed from only the leader of a Religion to also being the leader of a Government. He ruled over all, believers and nonbelievers alike.
Ever since that time Islam has been a form of Government that includes some religious ideas.
Islam is not a Religion that can drop its Governmental ideas.
There is no separation of Mosque and State.
Islam is the State.
You cannot take the State out of Islam.
Islam uses the deception of being only a Religion to gain entry and protections, from the country they “migrate” to. Islam, all the while, builds all their various versions of “tunnels” to undermine whatever country they have entered to conquer.
This is the modern day conquering Jihad.
Armed Jihad, with its attacks, bombings and beheadings, while attractive, proved to inspire much resistance. It showed that their goal was rule by Force, i.e. Govern. Armed Jihad will return once they get their numbers up in their “tunnel” of Birthrate Jihad, Election Jihad etc.
The only effective, realistic way to “deal with” Islam is to keep it out of your country.
Keep it out as the competing form of Government that it is.