The military wing is struggling to pay fighters, while the Gaza government Hamas has long run is cutting services and salaries for police and ministry employees.

When Israel launched its controversial US-backed aid plan for Gaza, it aimed to stop Hamas’s alleged profiteering from the seizure and sale of humanitarian supplies.

These dire conditions warrant sustained international pressure on Israel to allow trucks with humanitarian aid to enter Gaza immediately and allow this to be distributed through the United Nations (UN).

A State Department spokesperson disputed the findings, saying there is video evidence of Hamas looting aid, but provided no such videos.

The U.N. and Israel can drop the recriminations and get food on tables.

Western call to end Gaza war draws Hamas praise and U.S. pushback, as claims over aid access intensify. U.S.-backed group delivering 85 million meals faces mounting international scrutiny.

Israel’s stock market has defied the odds to become the strongest performer in the Middle East over the past 22 months of conflict, reaching record highs even as the country navigates multiple wars, political unrest,

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday accused the Israeli government of failing to prevent a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and of violating international law by denying aid.

Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the United States, joins "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and suggests the United Nations is responsible for aid not being distributed due to the NGO's desire to collaborate with Hamas,