Worth $11 billion are the top three Hamas leaders. "Bringing water and electricity to Gaza is not our goal, but..."

 Worth $11 billion are the top three Hamas leaders. "Bringing water and electricity to Gaza is not our goal, but..."

The senior Hamas leadership is said to be wealthy, and some of that riches is said to come from Qatar, which has reportedly been providing them with financial assistance.

While Palestinians in the Gaza Strip struggle to find basic necessities like food, medicine, and shelter amidst the chaos caused by the surprise attack on Israel on October 7, the top Hamas leadership is allegedly leading an opulent life in a sanctuary distant from Gaza, a coastal Palestinian enclave for which they assert they have been fighting the war. The majority of Gaza's population of approximately 2 million people live in extreme poverty.

The New York Times said that only three of Hamas's senior executives are worth an incredible $11 billion. Ismail Haniyeh, Moussa Abu Marzuk, and Khaleed Mashal found a safe haven in Qatar, a tiny but strong Middle Eastern emirate, where they continued to live a luxurious lifestyle. Interestingly, there is a sizable American military presence in the nation.

The wealth of the senior Hamas officials is said to originate from a number of places, including Qatar, which is said to have been providing them with yearly financial assistance in order to help the top brass keep control over Gaza.

According to the story, all three leaders were seen flying on private aircraft and visiting diplomatic clubs. Additionally, the US-based Israel embassy posted a breakdown of the net worths of the top three leaders on X, a platform that was once Twitter.

Marzuk is worth $3 billion, while Haniyeh and Mashal are worth $4 billion. It went on to state that Hamas generates $1 billion in revenue annually.

In a series of interviews, the senior Hamas officials said that they preferred the ongoing conflict with Israel to continue rather than taking control of Gaza.

According to Taher El-Nounou, a media adviser for Hamas, "I hope that the current condition of war with Israel will grow into permanent on all the borders and that the Arab world will remain united with us." She also said that the organization's objective is "not to run Gaza and to bring it water and electricity and such."