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Related: About this forumRecordings indicate Hamas has complete control over aid entering Gaza
Channel 12 news plays intercepted recordings purporting to show Hamas operatives discussing how to disperse overflowing Gaza aid that they had seized.
In the recordings of radio conversations, one operative says, We have trucks overflowing with goods. The second operative declines the offer, saying we have everything. In the meantime, we have no room in the stores. He then suggests they send the goods to Khan Younis.
The report says the recordings indicate the difficulties in applying pressure on Hamas, which is making millions off control over the hundreds of trucks of international aid that enter Gaza every day.
The report also says that the IDF plans to reexamine efforts that allow private traders to import goods into Gaza because Hamas has been taking 20% of all the profits from the deals.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/recordings-indicate-hamas-has-complete-control-over-aid-entering-gaza/In the recordings of radio conversations, one operative says, We have trucks overflowing with goods. The second operative declines the offer, saying we have everything. In the meantime, we have no room in the stores. He then suggests they send the goods to Khan Younis.
The report says the recordings indicate the difficulties in applying pressure on Hamas, which is making millions off control over the hundreds of trucks of international aid that enter Gaza every day.
The report also says that the IDF plans to reexamine efforts that allow private traders to import goods into Gaza because Hamas has been taking 20% of all the profits from the deals.
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Recordings indicate Hamas has complete control over aid entering Gaza (Original Post)
Beastly Boy
Sep 2024
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Mosby
(17,637 posts)1. Is anyone surprised?
The same thing is going to happen during reconstruction, except it will be pallets of cash not food.
BrianTheEVGuy
(574 posts)2. Then Hamas will rearm and attack again
This time as a UN recognized Palestinian state. Rewarded for terrorism.
Frasier Balzov
(3,571 posts)3. Where does Hamas bank? Is it an all-cash operation?
If Hamas limits its financial transactions to currencies like USD and EUR, does this mean that there are piles of paper money being encountered in the raids?
Beastly Boy
(11,309 posts)4. Most likely they get their bribes in cash or bitcoin. A legitimate bank would probably require source of income.
They wouldn't be content with "it fell of a truck" - he-he. Even if it is a UNRWA truck.
Makes me wonder why hamas operatives accompany UNRWA convoys with such consistency.