This is the first article in a series of investigations into Hamas' new sources of money, which brings out the main points of the organization's successful plot against the Israeli economy on the eve of its attack on October 7. In the present article we will not expand beyond that, since it is mainly based on the testimony of an important Palestinian source; This is a source that our work with so far has made clear that it is very reliable. His testimony was, for example, a central component of our exclusive report on the Israeli government's refusal to sign an agreement with Hamas, even though the Islamic Nazi organization agreed to compromise. For many months we were left alone with the said news in Israel and in the world, and only this week it was confirmed in the words of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir that he was the one who prevented Israel from signing. In the coming weeks, we will delve deeper into the investigation of the money that Hamas earned from exploiting a loophole in the Israeli economy on the eve of its attack on the southern settlements on October 7. And if necessary, we will report on the developments in special issues (Breaking News). According to the source, "the intelligence organizations of the USA are aware of the incident". We bring the current news, when it is in its early stages, out of our journalistic duty to the Israeli public, in a matter that is of crucial importance to Israel's security. (Matti Cohen, editor)

*Short is a short sale of a financial asset. According to Hamas' assessment, the property was expected to lose its value following the organization's attack on Israel on October 7. Many financial assets did lose their value following the attack.

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