Italy arrests nine for allegedly funneling millions to Hamas

📌Key Points

• •Nine individuals were arrested in Italy for allegedly funneling millions of euros to Hamas.
• •The investigation began after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel.
• •Suspects allegedly used charities as fronts, diverting over 71% of donations (approximately €7 million) intended for humanitarian aid to Hamas's military wing and families of terrorists.
• •Mohammad Hannoun, president of the Palestinian Association in Italy, was among those arrested and described by prosecutors as the "head of the Italian cell of the Hamas organization."
• •The operation involved a complex system of international currency triangulations and led to the seizure of assets worth over €8 million.
• •Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi acknowledged the significance of the operation while stressing the presumption of innocence.