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Originally Posted by blankall
The UN and Hamas were the two biggest employers in the Gaza Strip. It's highly likely there would be cross-over between their memberships. I don't think there was any widespread Hamas control of the UNRWA by Hamas though. I do think that the UNRWA was careless in the way it distributed food and aid though. Hamas had such tight control over the territory, unless there is constant effort otherwise goods and funds are going to filter into their hands.
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I presume they were doing their best given a very difficult situation. It's not going to be perfect, or even ideal. But it still saved lives. I would imagine any organization providing aid on the scale Gaza needs would end up having some overlap with Hamas.