USAID analysis found no evidence of Hamas theft of Gaza aid – Middle East Monitor

An internal US government analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas of the US-funded humanitarian supplies, challenging the main rationale that Israel and the US give for backing a new armed private aid operation, Reuters reported.

The analysis, which has not been previously reported, was conducted by a bureau within the US Agency for International Development and completed in late June. It examined 156 incidents of…