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Hamas in Worst Cash Crisis Since Seizing Gaza
(AP-Washington Post) Gaza's Hamas rulers have been hit by the worst economic crisis since seizing the territory seven years ago and face growing discontent, even among core supporters. An internal poll carried out by Hamas in December showed that support for the group had dropped to 29%, down from 55% in late 2012. Ahmed Yousef, an intellectual from Hamas' pragmatic wing, warned the status quo in Gaza is unsustainable. "It is no longer possible for the government institutions...to stop the continued decline in all walks of life," he wrote to journalists on Wednesday.