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Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/iran-hamas-israel-payments-letters-6l6mtpnbw
Secret Letters Show Iran's $222 Million Payment to Hamas
(The Times-UK) Anshel Pfeffer - Correspondence discovered during the war in Gaza offers compelling evidence of the extent of Tehran's continued funding for Hamas, including a typed letter addressed to Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas chief in Gaza, stating: "Attached is a table of payments from Iran between 2014 and 2020." It details at least $222 million received from Iran. The money is believed to have arrived in Beirut from Iran, in cash, where it was given by officers from Iran's Republican Guard to their Hamas contacts. A bump in payments after the 12-day war with Hamas in 2021 indicates Iranian appreciation and encouragement. Israeli intelligence believes the payments continued at least until the Oct. 7 attack and helped finance the arsenal of rockets and weapons used in it.