{"id":2323,"date":"2025-12-30T14:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2323"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:58:57","slug":"nine-arrested-in-italy-for-allegedly-raising-millions-for-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2323","title":{"rendered":"Nine arrested in Italy for allegedly raising millions for Hamas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Italian police have arrested nine people accused of raising around \u20ac7m (\u00a36m) for Hamas over more than two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money was ostensibly collected as humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, a police statement said, but was instead sent to the militant group via a &#8220;complex fundraising system&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tems - Love Me JeJe (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_NTooezadU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the arrests, police say they have seized more than \u20ac8m (\u00a37m) in assets as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police say the suspects are &#8220;specifically accused of carrying out financing operations believed to have contributed to terrorist activities&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrests were made as part of a joint initiative between Italy&#8217;s counter-terror police and financial police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation began after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack in southern Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police say they analysed &#8220;a series of reports of suspicious financial transactions&#8221; involving some of the suspects in the lead up to the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators uncovered a &#8220;complex&#8221; system of fundraising, which was headquartered in Genoa with branches in Milan, the statement adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The suspects collected donations intended for the civilian population of Gaza, however, it emerged that over 71% of these funds were diverted to Hamas&#8217;s coffers to finance its military wing and support the families of suicide bombers or those detained for terrorism,&#8221; the police statement says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said the most well-known of the arrested suspects was Mohammad Hannoun, the president of the Palestinian Association in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Piantedosi thanked police for their work in a post on X, but also noted that &#8220;the presumption of innocence\u2026 must always be recognised at this stage&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Hannoun said that he is &#8220;neither closely nor remotely&#8221; related to Hamas but has always supported them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have always declared with utmost transparency that I am a Palestinian citizen and publicly support the legitimate resistance of the Palestinian people,&#8221; he told reporters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cqxq59np394o\">(BBC)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian police have arrested nine people accused of raising around \u20ac7m (\u00a36m) for Hamas over more than two years. 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