The UNOPS dashboard shows about 1007 tons stolen out of 17,300 tons of food via the WFP since October 11.
Hamas used the food as its cash cow during the war, but now that they can be out in the open it is more important for them to control Gaza as the de facto government - the NGOs bringing in aid are crediting their success at being able to coordinate with Hamas to bring the trucks in without incident.
It is in Hamas' interest to control things on the ground - and the reason is that they see that commercial imports are increasing, and will only become a bigger slice of the imports as time goes on.
And you know that Hamas does with commercial goods? It taxes them. Heavily. That was their model before the war and it is the model they are trying to rebuild.
At the same time, now that things quieted down, digital crypto donations from Iran and other Hamas allies are almost certainly resuming and increasing to make it harder for anyone to dislodge Hamas from power, which is already seeming increasingly unlikely. Every day Hamas is in de facto control - like being the interface for NGOs - it becomes more difficult for any international force to even consider doing anything to get rid of them. I would guess that the theatre of returned bodies - sending only parts of bodies or people who weren't even hostages, in dribs and drabs - are a delaying tactic to keep Hamas in power long enough that they become permanent again.
And so far, we are not seeing any serious plans from the US or the international community to get rid of Hamas.
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