Italian police have arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through aid charities.

Cash, allegedly intended for the terror group, was found among medical supplies destined for Gaza.

The detained individuals are accused of diverting around €7m (£6.1m) to Hamas-linked entities, raised over the last two years for ostensibly humanitarian purposes, prosecutors said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/italian-charities-smuggle-6m-to-hamas-inside-medical-equipment/ar-AA1TawUJ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W230&cvid=69514d6bceb74260a13154893bd8d7ad&ei=16

 

This attempt to smuggle money to Hamas goes a long way in explaining why Israel is so restrictive on allowing aid into Gaza.

You just make it worse Evil.

 

You can’t justify genocide.

8 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

 

How much money have you donated ?

 

 

 

Nada. That goes for all parties. 

 

9 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

This attempt to smuggle money to Hamas goes a long way in explaining why Israel is so restrictive on allowing aid into Gaza.

If the Italians found it so surely could the Israelis. Better search, no interuption to food & medical supplies.

 

And from whom is Hamas going to buy? Asual, follow the money.

7 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

Hamas' supporters were attempting to use humanitarian aid as a cover to smuggle six million pounds in cash to a terrorist group.

Who are these overseas supporters? And why?

2 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

You just make it worse Evil.

 

You can’t justify genocide.

He didn't justify genocide.

He posted reports of large amounts of cash being smuggled to an organisation, which incidentally has calls for genocide hardwired into it's charter; and kicked off the whole bloody business two years ago by launching a murderous campaign of slaughter!

 

2 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

If the Italians found it so surely could the Israelis. Better search, no interuption to food & medical supplies.

 

And from whom is Hamas going to buy? Asual, follow the money.

 

Most of that money would probably have gone to supporting Hamas operations, such as paying its members salaries.  But I imagine Hamas would buy from whoever is willing to sell to them.

 

2 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Who are these overseas supporters? And why?

 

The Italian police arrested seven people and issued warrants for two more associated with three charity groups which operated in Italy.  As far as I can see in the English language press, only two individuals and one group have been named, but the Italian press has named others.  They most likely support Hamas because they agree with Hamas' goals and actions.

 

Italian authorities arrest 9 people who allegedly used charities to funnel more than $8m to Hamas

Mohammad Hannoun, described as head of Italian Hamas cell, among nine arrested in operation

 

Italian authorities have arrested nine people linked to three charities on suspicion of raising millions in funds for the terrorist organization Hamas.

The suspects allegedly funneled approximately 7 million euros ($8.2 million) to "associations based in Gaza, the Palestinian territories, or Israel, owned, controlled, or linked to Hamas," a statement issued by anti-terrorism prosecutors read, according to The Associated Press.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/italian-authorities-arrest-9-people-who-allegedly-used-charities-funnel-more-than-8m-hamas

 

Here's a pic of Greta Thunberg with one of those arrested, Mohammad Hannoun.  Greta should keep better company.  I have a feeling she is in way over her head and will suffer heavily for it.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15417983/Nine-charity-workers-arrested-Italy-raising-millions-Hamas.html

 

3 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

You just make it worse Evil.

 

You can’t justify genocide.

 

I certainly agree you can't justify genocide and I don't support any nation or group that commits genocide.  As I have said many times, I don't regard Israel's military actions in Gaza to be genocide. I am aware you and some other AN members have a different opinion.

7 minutes ago, Evil Penevil said:

 

I certainly agree you can't justify genocide and I don't support any nation or group that commits genocide.  As I have said many times, I don't regard Israel's military actions in Gaza to be genocide. I am aware you and some other AN members have a different opinion.

 

So you don't agree with or have any regard to the opinions any of these International bodies, as well as a few AN members?

 

UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry: A September 2025 report from this commission concluded that Israel has committed and continues to commit the act of genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, identifying four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Amnesty International: In December 2024, Amnesty International formally declared that there is sufficient evidence to believe Israel's conduct in Gaza amounts to genocide.
Human Rights Watch (HRW): HRW has referenced Israel's actions as the "crime against humanity of extermination" and as genocidal acts.
UN Special Rapporteurs and independent experts: Several independent UN experts and special rapporteurs, including Francesca Albanese, Michael Fakhri, and Balakrishnan Rajagopal, have individually stated their conviction that Israel's actions constitute genocide.
International Court of Justice (ICJ): While the ICJ has not issued a final ruling on whether genocide is occurring, it determined in January 2024 that there was a "plausible risk" of genocide and ordered Israel to take provisional measures to prevent genocidal acts.
International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS): The IAGS passed a resolution stating that Israel's "policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide".
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): The aid group has stated clearly that "Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza". 
Israeli & Palestinian Human Rights Groups 
B'Tselem: One of Israel's leading human rights organizations, B'Tselem released a report in July 2025 titled "Our Genocide," which concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHRI): PHRI released a simultaneous report and legal-medical analysis, concluding that Israel's actions meet the criteria for genocide by systematically destroying the healthcare system and harming the population.
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Al-Haq, and Al-Mezan: These Palestinian human rights groups raised the alarm over the "clear risk of genocide" early in the conflict and have since presented further evidence of genocide. 
Other Aid Agencies
More than 20 aid agencies have signed joint statements calling for world leaders to urgently intervene to stop Israel's "genocide". These include: 
ActionAid International
CARE International
Handicap International
Islamic Relief Worldwide
Norwegian Refugee Council
Save the Children International
Médecins du Monde 

 

 

10 minutes ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 

So you don't agree with or have any regard to the opinions any of these International bodies, as well as a few AN members?

 

That is correct.  I don't agree with any person, government or group that claims Israel is committing genocide.

8 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

You just make it worse Evil.

You can’t justify genocide.

 

That's always your excuse, even when there is no genocide.

The money could have been given to one of the many Arab relief agencies or the Palestinian Authority if the intent was to assist people in Gaza. Instead, it was given to Hamas to fund a war.

 

7 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Who are these overseas supporters? And why?

9 terrorist supporters including  Mohammad Hannoun, the president of the Palestinian Association of Italy, and Kalil Abu Delah. Of the nine arrest warrants issued, seven were executed in Italy, with two suspects believed to be in Turkey and Gaza. Osama Alisawi is the Hamas operative in Gaza.

6 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

Italian authorities arrest 9 people who allegedly used charities to funnel more than $8m to Hamas

Mohammad Hannoun, described as head of Italian Hamas cell, among nine arrested in operation

Obviously, no one who is not a fanatic is supporting Hamas, even though by this point the body count lays heavy on both sides. To describe Hannoun as leader of a 'cell', however, can not be true because no one has committed such terrorism in Italy. In any case, he'll soon get his own cell.

 

We should contrast this funding with the nonviolence of Palestine Action. There is simply no comparison. One is genuinely terrorist and the other definitively not.

 

Israel should thoroughly search all aid, it goes without saying. But starvation and absence of medical care are not civilised weapons of war. That's barbarism, and so is shooting starving civilians.

30 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

That's always your excuse, even when there is no genocide.

The money could have been given to one of the many Arab relief agencies or the Palestinian Authority if the intent was to assist people in Gaza. Instead, it was given to Hamas to fund a war.

Of course, it's genocide or, if you prefer, ethnic cleansing. Israel was not allowing ANY relief convoys into Gaza except their own with insufficient food and medicine. Instead, they fired on Green Crescent ambulances killing volunteers. Nobody's saying October 7 was a great idea. But exacting vengeance only makes more enemies.

2 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Of course, it's genocide or, if you prefer, ethnic cleansing. Israel was not allowing ANY relief convoys into Gaza except their own with insufficient food and medicine. Instead, they fired on Green Crescent ambulances killing volunteers. Nobody's saying October 7 was a great idea. But exacting vengeance only makes more enemies.

 

   Jews should just sit back and allow others to slaughter them en masse  like last time ?

   And give no retaliation or try to stop them  ?

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 Jews should just sit back and allow others to slaughter them en masse  like last time ?

 And give no retaliation or try to stop them  ?

 

As much as some people may want it to happen, Jews will never walk quietly to their slaughter.

       

20 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

Italian police have arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through aid charities.

Cash, allegedly intended for the terror group, was found among medical supplies destined for Gaza.

The detained individuals are accused of diverting around €7m (£6.1m) to Hamas-linked entities, raised over the last two years for ostensibly humanitarian purposes, prosecutors said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/italian-charities-smuggle-6m-to-hamas-inside-medical-equipment/ar-AA1TawUJ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W230&cvid=69514d6bceb74260a13154893bd8d7ad&ei=16

 

This attempt to smuggle money to Hamas goes a long way in explaining why Israel is so restrictive on allowing aid into Gaza.

 

From the article, quote:  

 

Mr Netanyahu was flying to the US on Sunday before a meeting Donald Trump at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, where the second phase of the peace plan was due to be discussed.

 

What a coincidence! I am surprised they did not find a new shipment of weapons to the terrible "Lamas". 

A link to an unapproved news source was removed. Please cite only credible sources. Thank you. 

19 hours ago, GoodieAfterDark said:

 

From the article, quote:  

 

Mr Netanyahu was flying to the US on Sunday before a meeting Donald Trump at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, where the second phase of the peace plan was due to be discussed.

 

What a coincidence! I am surprised they did not find a new shipment of weapons to the terrible "Lamas". 

What coincidence? The fraud investigation started 2 years ago. The Italian investigation began after suspicious financial transactions were flagged through cooperation with Dutch authorities and other EU countries, coordinated through the EU judicial agency Eurojust. Israel had been providing  documentation before the European intervention. Hamas and the implicated charities repeatedly denied the allegations. The entry of  the IDF onto Gaza allowed additional documentation to be provided which provides irefutable  evidence of wrongdoing.

 

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has stated that the operation “lifted the veil on behavior and activities which, pretending to be initiatives in favor of the Palestinian population, concealed support for and participation in terrorist organizations.”

 

The only coincidence is that  Miss Greta the champion of Hamas was a close confident of Mohammed Hannnoun.

 

Now please tell us how a European criminal investigation started 2 years ago and that had some arrests on December 26 and 27  has anything to do with a visit by the PM of israel to the USA on December 30.

 

On 12/29/2025 at 10:20 AM, Evil Penevil said:

Here's a pic of Greta Thunberg with one of those arrested, Mohammad Hannoun.  Greta should keep better company.  I have a feeling she is in way over her head and will suffer heavily for it.

What a strange thing to say. It would be worse if she was photographed with Netanyahu or Gallant who have international arrest warrants on them, don't you think? 

Or Ben Gvir and Smotrich, who you've never ONCE criticized!!!

Your arguments are flawed as think Palestinian freedom fighters are worse than Israeli terrorists, yes terrorist, who have broken so many, are are continuing to break international laws, with their ethnic cleansing/genocide, illegal settlements and daily violence and discrimination, Gaza atrocities occupation etc etc. just give it a break, you're totally blinkered, trying(for some weird reason) to defend the indefensible Israel.

25 minutes ago, JimCM said:

What a strange thing to say. It would be worse if she was photographed with Netanyahu or Gallant who have international arrest warrants on them, don't you think? 

Or Ben Gvir and Smotrich, who you've never ONCE criticized!!!

Your arguments are flawed as think Palestinian freedom fighters are worse than Israeli terrorists, yes terrorist, who have broken so many, are are continuing to break international laws, with their ethnic cleansing/genocide, illegal settlements and daily violence and discrimination, Gaza atrocities occupation etc etc. just give it a break, you're totally blinkered, trying(for some weird reason) to defend the indefensible Israel.

 

    Doesn't matter about "What if she .................."

She is involved with major criminals .

A gangsters mule .

 

xxx

8 hours ago, JimCM said:

What a strange thing to say. It would be worse if she was photographed with Netanyahu or Gallant who have international arrest warrants on them, don't you think? 

No, I don't think that would be worse.  Mohammad Hannoun has been involved in financing Hamas for at least 10 years and has been a member for 25 years. In 2024, the U.S. sanctioned him and a group he formed for terrorist funding.

Treasury Targets Significant International Hamas Fundraising Network

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and one sham charity that are prominent international financial supporters of Hamas, as well as one Hamas-controlled financial institution in Gaza.

...

Mohammad Hannoun (Hannoun) is an Italy-based Hamas member who established the Charity Association of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, or Associazione Benefica di Solidarietà con il Popolo Palestinese (ABSPP), a sham charity in Italy which ostensibly raises funds for humanitarian purposes, but in reality helps bankroll Hamas’s military wing.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2632

The photo below was released by Italian police showing Hannoun together with Hamas leaders.

https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2025/12/inchiesta-di-genova-terrorismo-finanziamenti-a-hamas-ecco-come-funziona-la-rete-ombra-in-europa-e6cc6096-846a-40ac-a10f-82a4943b2560.html

Greta Thunberg is a naive young woman from Sweden who suffers from autism. I don't think she fits in very well with terrorists. I believe there's a big risk they could involve her in fund raising, which could mean big trouble for her.

8 hours ago, JimCM said:

Or Ben Gvir and Smotrich, who you've never ONCE criticized!!!

And you have never ONCE criticized Hamas' leaders Muhammad Ismail Darwish or Khaled Mashal!!! What does that prove? I disagree with the positions espoused by many politicians all over the world, but I don't see any need to criticize them on an Internet forum.

8 hours ago, JimCM said:

Your arguments are flawed as think Palestinian freedom fighters are worse than Israeli terrorists, yes terrorist, who have broken so many, are are continuing to break international laws, with their ethnic cleansing/genocide, illegal settlements and daily violence and discrimination, Gaza atrocities occupation etc etc. just give it a break, you're totally blinkered, trying(for some weird reason) to defend the indefensible Israel.

You are correct in stating I believe Hamas terrorists are worse than Israeli government officials or members of the IDF, but my thinking is not flawed. No moral equivalency exists between the military actions of the government of Israel and the terrorist attacks of Hamas. The Israeli government and IDF are defending the homeland of the world's Jews; Hamas is attempting to destroy it.

The reason would seem weird to you, but I defend Israel because a Jewish homeland and Jewish majority state is the best means of averting a second attempt at a holocaust and securing the survival of the Jewish people.

I know you are trying to provoke me into posting comments which break board rules, but that won't happen. I regard you more as a pesterer than a stalker. But, as you say, why not give it a rest?

15 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

But, as you say, why not give it a rest?

Anti-semites are unable to let go of their fixation on jews.

3 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Anti-semites are unable to let go of their fixation on jews.

That's been true for more than 2,000 years.

On 12/29/2025 at 10:40 AM, Jeff the Chef said:

 

So you don't agree with or have any regard to the opinions any of these International bodies, as well as a few AN members?

 

UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry: A September 2025 report from this commission concluded that Israel has committed and continues to commit the act of genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, identifying four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Amnesty International: In December 2024, Amnesty International formally declared that there is sufficient evidence to believe Israel's conduct in Gaza amounts to genocide.
Human Rights Watch (HRW): HRW has referenced Israel's actions as the "crime against humanity of extermination" and as genocidal acts.
UN Special Rapporteurs and independent experts: Several independent UN experts and special rapporteurs, including Francesca Albanese, Michael Fakhri, and Balakrishnan Rajagopal, have individually stated their conviction that Israel's actions constitute genocide.
International Court of Justice (ICJ): While the ICJ has not issued a final ruling on whether genocide is occurring, it determined in January 2024 that there was a "plausible risk" of genocide and ordered Israel to take provisional measures to prevent genocidal acts.
International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS): The IAGS passed a resolution stating that Israel's "policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide".
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): The aid group has stated clearly that "Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza". 
Israeli & Palestinian Human Rights Groups 
B'Tselem: One of Israel's leading human rights organizations, B'Tselem released a report in July 2025 titled "Our Genocide," which concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHRI): PHRI released a simultaneous report and legal-medical analysis, concluding that Israel's actions meet the criteria for genocide by systematically destroying the healthcare system and harming the population.
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Al-Haq, and Al-Mezan: These Palestinian human rights groups raised the alarm over the "clear risk of genocide" early in the conflict and have since presented further evidence of genocide. 
Other Aid Agencies
More than 20 aid agencies have signed joint statements calling for world leaders to urgently intervene to stop Israel's "genocide". These include: 
ActionAid International
CARE International
Handicap International
Islamic Relief Worldwide
Norwegian Refugee Council
Save the Children International
Médecins du Monde 

 

 

I recall maybe some time last year, when the Palestinian genocide clock was first being wound up by the keffiyeh-toting do-gooders, it was stated that the number of persons that make up the global Palestinian diaspora had actually increased year-on-year, including the past couple.

Call it murder, call it oppression, call it religious bigotry and hate but for the love of whatever you hold Holy, desist with calling it genocide. Doing that devalues what's actually happening, makes a mockery of the Holocaust, and plays into the hands of those you appear to despise on BOTH sides.

On 12/30/2025 at 4:37 PM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    Doesn't matter about "What if she .................."

She is involved with major criminals .

A gangsters mule .

 

I believe the correct terminology is a gangster's moll.

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

I believe the correct terminology is a gangster's moll.

If they persuade her to smuggle money for Hamas, she will indeed become a gangster's mule.

1 hour ago, Evil Penevil said:

If they persuade her to smuggle money for Hamas, she will indeed become a gangster's mule.

Ah yes, of course, a young and dim one as well.

On 12/31/2025 at 9:39 PM, NanLaew said:

Call it murder, call it oppression, call it religious bigotry and hate but for the love of whatever you hold Holy, desist with calling it genocide. Doing that devalues what's actually happening, makes a mockery of the Holocaust, and plays into the hands of those you appear to despise on BOTH sides.

“The biggest insult to the memory of the Holocaust is not denying it but using it as an excuse to commit genocide against the Palestinian people.” — Norman Finkelstein

On 12/29/2025 at 5:55 PM, Evil Penevil said:

 

As much as some people may want it to happen, Jews will never walk quietly to their slaughter.

       

True.

Right now, since more than 2 years, they are quite loudly marching to slaughter Palestinians while calling it self defense and expecting the rest of the world to believe that.

When has there ever been an incident in human history when murdering almost 100.000 people (while having lost less than 2000), completely destroying most buildings and infrastructure (while having lost none) and starving a whole population, shooting them when they were standing in line for food and performing target practice on their toddlers has been called SELF-DEFENSE?

WHEN?

Anyone?