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- Israeli intelligence says Hamas converts foreign aid into cash by buying Gaza market goods and reselling them, bypassing U.S. and Israeli sanctions.
- The Israeli Defense Forces report Hamas governs Gaza, taxes merchants, runs checkpoints covering about 40 % of the area, and retains its weapons.
- Security sources note most external aid, mainly from Iran, goes to Hamas’s military wing, while local taxes fund its administration and resale prices enforced by violence.
