A fragile ceasefire now holds in Gaza, but Hamas refuses to be disarmed and Israeli strikes continue, and investigators say suitcases of cash were driven into Gaza that helped keep both Hamas and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu politically and financially afloat, following reports of extortion, use of hospitals and civilians as human shields.Those accounts, and Donald Trump's peace plan having won United Nations approval in October, build on earlier firsthand testimonies from Gaza — including Amjad, who says Hamas detained and extorted him, and analyst Alkhatib, who documents arrests, beatings and the repurposing of hospitals — and they cast doubt on external stabilization plans such as the International Stabilization Force and the Civil‑Military Coordination Center.