$100 million and dozens of projects: Qatar's aid to Gaza after October 7 revealed

Israel allowed Qatar to transfer over $100 million in humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip during the war and ceasefires, despite Doha serving as a patron of Hamas and mediating deals. The aid included fuel, food, tents, infrastructure projects, and rubble removal. The article reveals concerns that funds leaked to Hamas through the humanitarian cover.

Israel allowed Qatar to transfer over $100 million in humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip during the war and ceasefires, despite Doha serving as a patron of Hamas and mediating hostage deals. According to Qatari authorities, between October 7, 2023 and the end of March 2026, 30 million liters of fuel were transferred. In September 2026, an additional 1.3 million liters of fuel were delivered by truck. The Qatar Red Crescent distributed over 88,000 meals to displaced families at a cost of $489,016, and announced plans to deliver food supplies totaling 16.5 million Qatari riyals (about $4.5 million). Qatar led a rubble removal project for hundreds of homes in coordination with Hamas mechanisms, drilled over 30 water wells, and allocated over 88,000 tents to house about 436,000 Gazans. During Ramadan in February 2026, over 80,000 food baskets and 300,000 clothing items were distributed. The chairman of the Qatar Red Crescent board reported that since the outbreak of the war, more than 50 projects worth over 200 million Qatari riyals (about $55 million) have been implemented. The article notes that indirectly, money leaked to Hamas, both by freeing up Hamas's budget and through equipment reaching its men, and raises concerns that funds were transferred for direct terrorist activity through the humanitarian cover.