Despite relentless Israeli and US operations in Gaza, Hamas has managed to hide a stockpile of nearly $700 million in cash inside underground tunnels, secretly paying salaries to 30,000 members even as war devastates the Strip. New reports reveal Hamas operatives still receive cash through encrypted handoffs while ordinary Gazans face hunger and surging resentment. The group’s “ghost economy” uses taxes, resold aid, and inflated goods to keep its system running, frequently outmaneuvering targeted Israeli airstrikes on cash couriers.
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