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Coffee and Cash: How Hamas Pays Its Civil Servants in Secret

  • Public servants in Gaza are receiving partial salaries from Hamas, although payments are delayed due to ongoing Israeli military actions.
  • Karim, a public works ministry employee, received 1,000 shekels as part of his salary, which is significantly less than before the war.
  • The Israeli military has targeted salary delivery by Hamas, complicating the payment process and causing fear among public servants in Gaza.
  • Officials claim that salary payments are insufficient to meet basic needs amid declared famine in the territory.
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Coffee and cash: How Hamas pays its civil servants in secret

The Hamas-run government in Gaza is still paying some salaries to employees, at least in part and with delays.

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Despite the war, Hamas continues to pay part of the salaries of Gaza government officials.

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Coffee and cash: how Hamas pays its civil servants in secret

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Gaza, Palestinian Territories. It all starts with an SMS invitation to have a coffee, then a meeting between the ruins and a sum of money changes hands. Thus, and despite the war, it is how Hamas continues to pay the salaries of Gaza government officials. Almost two years after the outbreak of hostilities, Israel has inflicted severe blows on Hamas and continues to pursue the members and fighters of the Palestinian Islamist movement that took po…

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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