UK Charity Under Investigation Over Allegations of Indirect Hamas Funding

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Save One Life UK, a British charity that raises funds for Gaza, is currently under police investigation following claims that its financial aid could potentially be providing indirect support to Hamas. Authorities are examining concerns that donations meant for children and displaced families might be diverted to the militant group responsible for the October 7 attacks on Israel.  

 

Operating from London, Save One Life UK has reportedly raised approximately £2 million over the past four years, with the majority of its aid directed to Gaza, particularly in response to Israel’s military actions following the Hamas-led assault. However, The Telegraph has learned that questions have been raised regarding the charity’s oversight and control over how its funds are spent.  

 

 

A formal complaint was submitted to the Metropolitan Police through the UK government's online portal for reporting terrorism-related activities. The complaint, which has been referred to the counter-terrorism internet referral unit, highlighted suspicions surrounding the charity’s financial transactions. “Save One Life UK is a registered charity that is sending money to Gaza via an unknown broker in Turkey. This looks suspicious,” the complainant stated. “A charity can be investigated if it is suspected of transferring money for non-charitable purposes including political activity and support of terrorism.”  

 

Concerns were further heightened by images and footage submitted to the police, appearing to show the charity’s workers distributing envelopes believed to contain cash to children in Gaza. Other recordings depict a representative of the organization describing financial aid being handed to families whose homes had been destroyed and who were living in makeshift shelters. Given that Gaza is governed by Hamas, critics argue that such financial assistance may lack proper safeguards to prevent diversion to the militant group. The complainant warned that these activities "could provide material support for a proscribed terrorist group like Hamas."  

 

Save One Life UK launched its Gaza relief appeal almost immediately after Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,200 people—the largest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust. Notably, the appeal was publicized before Israel had launched a significant military response. A social media post from the charity at 10:16 AM on October 7 read: “Our brothers and sisters in Palestine are under attack again.”  

 

Further controversy surrounds a post made on the first anniversary of the attacks, following months of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. The charity shared a message declaring: “Years of resistance. Palestine stands strong: 12 months of brutal violence. Decades of resilient resistance.”  

 

One of the key figures involved in Save One Life UK’s fundraising efforts is Sheikh Hassam Al-Haddad, an Islamic scholar and chairman of the Fatwa Committee for the Islamic Council of Europe. In a Facebook post made within hours of the October 7 attacks, Haddad wrote: “O Allah, support the people of truth in Gaza, Al-Quds and Palestine – they have managed to cause confusion to the enemy’s calculations with a new tactic. Grant them victory and aid them against their oppressors in their struggle for Justice and Truth.”  

 

Additionally, the charity’s board includes Addeel Khan, a senior diversity and inclusion expert who serves as the director of Equity Inclusion and Culture at University College London (UCL) and has previously held executive roles at the British Red Cross.  

 

A spokesperson for Scotland Yard responded to inquiries about the investigation, stating: “We treat all reports made into the Anti-Terrorist Hotline and online portal as confidential. Because of this, and for operational security reasons, we therefore do not comment on or confirm specific details or matters that may get reported to us through this route.”  

 

As the investigation unfolds, concerns persist over the level of oversight applied to charities operating in conflict zones, particularly in regions under the control of designated terrorist organizations.

 

Based on a report by The Telegraph  2025-03-03

 

 

[JonnyF]

If evidence of funding to the terrorist organization Hamas is found, the charity should be immediately shut down and the leaders jailed.