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Source: https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-hamas-jeopardizes-intl-aid-1001370847
Hamas Jeopardizes International Aid
(Globes) Danny Zaken - With the Gaza economy strengthening due to a wave of international infrastructure initiatives, with Israel's approval, what made Hamas risk everything and start firing? The immediate result of the fighting is the halting of all those infrastructure projects. All the donor countries are delaying transfers of funds because of the violence, as is the World Bank. A military situation assessment source told Globes that Hamas was trying to set things alight in the West Bank as well, but that the result was a few more firebombs, perhaps attempts at terrorist attacks, but no mass involvement. The main reason is the lack of desire for any escalation that will hurt the reasonable economic situation of the Palestinians in the West Bank in comparison with Gaza. A senior associate of PA President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian street understands that Hamas' militant populism leads to harsh results.