There you have it -- more evidence that the US has been...

There you have it -- more evidence that the US has been financing Hamas for a very long time now, since 2009 according to Mr Downer.
No wonder they have the total power over Gaza, it has been the Israeli long term plan for events to unfold starting on the 7th and in theory , culminating in the total destruction of the Palestinian culture in Gaza .
Hamas would have received tens of billions of dollars from Israel and the US over the last dozen years and it is likely that the Hamas leadership which employs the indoctrinated fighters entrenched in Gaza are in cahoots with Israeli intelligence still to this day.