Hamas Reportedly Struggling To Pay Its Own Fighters As Walls Close In

Hamas is reportedly running out of money to pay its own fighter’s wages as Israeli forces slowly close in on the terrorist organization, intelligence officials told the Wall Street Journal Thursday.

Arab, Israeli and U.S. intelligence officials told the WSJ that targeted strikes against key Hamas officials and stopping the resale of aid packages to raise money have left the terrorist organization with little options in paying its soldiers. Many senior Hamas officials only received half of their pay through March, with some payments completely ceasing for Gaza government employees in recent weeks.

“The January ceasefire and concurrent rise in aid into Gaza allowed Hamas to replenish part of its cash supply,” Shoshana Bryen, senior director of the Jewish Policy Center, told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “Now, with aid constricted and a concerted effort by Israel to cut off access to bank funds and destroy the money distribution network, how much remains in the banks is irrelevant.”

The war has raged for over two years since Hamas launched its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 people while also taking 240 hostages. Much of the hostages have either been returned during a brief ceasefire from January to March, or died in captivity.