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Source: https://ngo-monitor.org/reports/puppet-regime-hamas-ngo-gaza/
Hamas's Coercive Grip on Aid and NGO Operations in Gaza
(NGO Monitor) Internal Hamas documents spotlight the terrorist group's systematic control of foreign NGOs operating in Gaza. Hamas operatives describe their surveillance of NGO officials and offices, methods for manipulating foreign-funded humanitarian groups, and the military and intelligence-gathering considerations that guide the limitations they impose on NGO activity. Similarly, the documents reveal that NGOs were complicit in this regime, hiding or downplaying Hamas abuses, and acquiescing to its demands. NGOs - including those operating under the auspices of UN projects - are not permitted to provide services or operate projects in Gaza without Hamas's approval and ongoing coordination. This framework effectively grants Hamas the power to block, reshape, and exploit aid delivery based on its political and military priorities. NGOs are compelled to comply. Hamas insists that local Gazans, approved by its Ministry of Interior and National Security, serve as the point of contact between Hamas authorities and NGOs. Hamas requires that these "guarantors" hold senior administrative positions, such as director, deputy director, or board chair, ensuring access to the highest levels of the NGOs' operations. NGOs operating in Gaza are fully aware of the realities of working under Hamas rule. Instead of disclosing the coercive conditions under which they operate, NGOs consistently downplay Hamas's violations. Worse still, many of these organizations are quick to level public condemnations of Israel, while failing to acknowledge Hamas's systematic abuse of humanitarian mechanisms. The result is an aid sector that, in many cases, no longer acts independently or impartially, but instead functions within a terror-controlled system and becomes an integral part of misinformation and disinformation campaigns.