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- Experts estimate that Hamas has an operational budget of more than $300 million.
- It gets some of its funding from taxing imports into Gaza and creating misleading charities.
- International ties and business investments also raise money for the Palestinian militant group.
Fighting a war is expensive. So how is Hamas — the militant group designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union — funding their battle against Israel, which receives nearly $4 billion in US-provided military aid per year?