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Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/28/editorial-hamas-uses-ceasefire-amass-illicit-cash/
Hamas Uses Ceasefire to Amass Illicit Cash
(Washington Times) Editorial - Since the October 2025 ceasefire, Hamas in Gaza has amassed hundreds of millions of dollars, in addition to $134-335 million in cash it managed to hide in its tunnel network during its war against Israel. Much of that money came from the Bank of Palestine in Gaza City, which Hamas looted multiple times in 2024. Hamas has been levying charges of 15-25% per humanitarian aid vehicle, with 4,200 aid trucks entering every week. An IDF source said Hamas taxes the aid twice - a percentage "on every truck carrying food, fuel, or medicine, and an additional tax on the goods when they are sold in the market. Hamas is making tens of millions of shekels a day, and the coffers keep growing."