Hamas official denies US claims of aid theft in Gaza – Middle East Monitor

Senior Hamas official Izzat al-Rishq on Saturday rejected recent US claims that Hamas has stolen humanitarian aid in Gaza, Anadolu reports.

In an official statement, Rishq said: “The allegations about Hamas stealing aid are politically motivated and baseless.”

An unreported US Agency for International Development (USAID) study examined 156 cases of lost or stolen aid between October 2023 and May 2025, and found no evidence of the Palestinian group Hamas…