An analysis compiled by USAID officials says they failed to find evidence that Hamas engaged in widespread diversion of assistance in Gaza, ABC News has learned.

An internal U.S. government analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by the Palestinian militant group Hamas of U.S.-funded humanitarian supplies, challenging the main rationale that Israel and the U.

Israel has long accused Hamas of sabotaging U.S.-funded humanitarian aid in Gaza, but a recent internal USAID review found no evidence of large-scale theft or diversion by the group.