Italian police arrest nine and seize €8 million in Hamas financing probe

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Italian police arrest nine and seize €8 million in Hamas financing probe  Investigators said the money also supported families of people involved in suicide attacks or imprisoned for terrorism offences, which prosecutors argued strengthened Hamas' operational capacity.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/27/9-arrested-and-8-million-seized-in-illicit-hamas-financing-probe-in-italy  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Nine people have been arrested and millions of euros seized in an illicit Hamas financing probe

00:08in Italy. According to investigators, around 7 million euros were raised for Hamas over more

00:15than two years, while assets worth 8 million euros were also seized. The money was supposedly

00:22collected by NGOs as humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, a policeman's statement

00:28said but was instead sent to the militant group via a complex fundraising system and used to support

00:36the movement's criminal activities, including attacks against civilians. One of the suspects

00:43arrested is Mohamed Hanun, president of the Palestinian Association in Italy, according

00:49to Interior Minister Matteo Piandetosi. The investigation began after the 7th of October

00:562023 Hamas attack and benefited from cooperation with the authorities of the Netherlands and

01:02Israel, allowing authorities to monitor financial flows and intercept communications.

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