WASHINGTON (Dispatches) – An internal U.S. government review has found no evidence of theft of U.S.-funded humanitarian aid by Hamas, contradicting a claim frequently made by the Zionist regime and its allies in Washington. 
The analysis, revealed exclusively by Reuters on Friday, was conducted by a bureau within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
It examined 156 incidents of theft or loss of supplies reported by partner organizations between October 2023 and May 2025 and found “no reports alleging Hamas” had benefited from the aid. 
Instead, 44 of the incidents of stolen or lost aid were found to be either directly or indirectly caused by the Zionist regime’s military. 
This included 11 attributed to direct Israeli aggressions, such as airstrikes, and others linked to the military compelling aid organizations to use delivery routes known to carry a high risk of theft or looting.
Sixty-three of the incidents were attributed to unknown perpetrators, 35 to armed actors, 25 to unarmed individuals, 11 to corrupt subcontractors, five to corrupt aid group personnel and six to “others” under unclear circumstances.
The armed actors “included gangs and other miscellaneous individuals who may have had weapons”, said one slide of the analysis. 
Palestinians have accused the Israel-aligned Abu Shabab gang of involvement in the theft of aid.
Another slide said “a review of all 156 incidents found no affiliations with” groups designated by the U.S. as foreign “terrorist” organizations, including Hamas.
The 156 reports were filed by UN agencies and other groups working in Gaza, as a condition of receiving U.S. aid funds.
The study was conducted by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance of USAID.
The analysis was shared with USAID’s Office of Inspector General and State Department officials involved in Middle East policy, sources told Reuters. 
Israel controls all access to humanitarian aid into Gaza and has imposed a near-total blockade on the enclave since March.