Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the militant group are facing the political and economic fallout of repeated clashes with Israel, which have set back development in the Gaza Strip
GAZA CITY—When Ayman Musa’s furniture factory was bombed in a 2014 conflict between Israel and Hamas, he spent $400,000 to rebuild.destroyed his new place, leaving him broke and fed up—with Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas and its leader, Yahya Sinwar.
“I’m a businessman. Not Sinwar or Israel is paying money for my family. Only my hard work,” said Mr. Musa, a father of six, whose once-bustling plant has been reduced to blackened and twisted metal. Hamas and Mr. Sinwar are now confronting the political and economic fallout of repeated clashes with Israel, which have set back development in the Gaza Strip, home to more than two million Palestinians—half of whom live below the poverty line, according to the United Nations.not help HamasThe U.S., Egypt and Qatar have said they are willing to provide more than $1 billion to the Palestinians, largely via United Nations entities. In news conferences last week, Mr.
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