Overview
- Police and Guardia di Finanza executed court‑ordered custody and asset measures under the coordination of the national anti‑mafia and anti‑terror office and Genoa prosecutors.
- Mohammad Hannoun was detained and identified by investigators as a member of Hamas’s foreign branch and the head of an Italian cell, with former Gaza minister Osama Alisawi among those arrested.
- Investigators say donations collected in Italy were routed through banking triangulations via foreign groups to organizations in Gaza and to individuals considered linked to Hamas.
- Precautionary measures target three charities named in the order: Associazione Benefica di Solidarietà col Popolo Palestinese (A.B.S.P.P.), A.B.S.P.P. O.D.V., and La Cupola d’Oro.
- Suspects face accusations of association for terrorist purposes and financing a terrorist organization in a case still at the preliminary stage, with evidence bolstered by cooperation from the Netherlands and documentation provided by Israel.