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Former federal Army Colonel Mike Kelly provided a stark account of Hamas's tactics. He explained that Hamas has adopted a revenue model based on looting aid supplies and profiting from a black market—an approach driven by cuts to Iran and Qatar funding. This strategy has been reinforced by Hamas’s deliberate targeting of aid efforts, shooting at civilians and aid workers to undermine relief operations.
Kelly emphasized that Israel’s attempts to establish secure humanitarian distribution are met with hostility from Hamas, which forcibly steals supplies and endangers both Palestinians and aid personnel. The dynamics reveal a deeply entrenched conflict where Hamas’s terrorist activities—kidnapping, executing war crimes, and trading hostages—are central to the ongoing crisis.