Hamas’s Grip on Gaza NGOs Exposed as World Plans Post-War Rebuilding Efforts

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Newly obtained documents reveal that Hamas has systematically infiltrated and controlled numerous NGOs operating in Gaza, contradicting humanitarian organizations’ denials of such involvement. According to a study by NGO Monitor, Hamas designated "guarantors"—senior officials within at least 48 NGOs, including internationally respected groups—who coordinate with and are sometimes affiliated with Hamas, enabling manipulation of aid distribution and surveillance. The documents also show Hamas’s intent to use these individuals as intelligence assets, giving the group veto power over humanitarian operations. These findings come as international efforts plan multi-billion-dollar rebuilding projects in Gaza and highlight concerns that Hamas exploits aid for political and military purposes.

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Palestinians gather to collect aid supplies from trucks that entered Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed As world powers outline multi-billion-dollar plans to rebuild Gaza, newly obtained documents reveal that Hamas has long run a coordinated effort to penetrate and influence NGOs in the war-torn enclave — contradicting years of denials from major humanitarian organizations. On Wednesday, NGO Monitor — an independent Jerusalem-based research institute that tracks anti-Israel bias among nongovernmental organizations — released a new study revealing how Hamas has for years systematically weaponized humanitarian aid in Gaza, tightening its grip over foreign NGOs operating in the territory and exposing patterns of complicity and collaboration that contradict the groups’ persistent denials. While international media has repeatedly accused Israel of unfairly and illegally targeting humanitarian NGOs, Israeli officials have long argued that many of these groups have been infiltrated and manipulated by Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group that has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades — with t...

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Posted on 12-03-2025 16:33