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Hamas terror group reportedly buckling under financial strain amid Israeli military gains and growing unrest

Hamas terror group reportedly buckling under financial strain amid Israeli military gains and growing unrest

ForthefirsttimesinceHamasseizedpower18yearsago,GazansarespeakingoutagainstHamasatgreatpersonalrisk,FoxNews’MikeTobinreports. AmidIsrael’songoingmilitarycampaignagainstHamasterroristsinGaza,theterrorgroupisreportedlyfacinganunprecedentedfinancialcrisis. Earlierthisweek,theWallStreetJournalreportedthatsalarypaymentstomanyHamasgovernmentemployeeshaveceased,andevenseniorofficialsreceivedonlyhalfoftheirusualpayduringRamadan.Terrorists,whoonceearned$200to$300amonth,arestrugglingtogetpaidastheIDFtightensitsgrip,andtheflowofhumanitarianaidhasbeencutoffsincethecollapseoftheceasefire. Dr.MichaelMilstein,head oftheForumfor Palestinian StudiesatTelAvivUniversity,saidthatwhilefinancialdifficultiesaremounting,Hamasoperativesaremotivatedmorebyideologythanmoney.“It’snotjustaboutapaycheck,”Milsteinsaid.“Hamasprovidesessentialsupplieslikefood,waterandmedicalcaretofamilies,w