Overview
- Police seized assets worth more than €8 million as part of the nationwide operation led by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units.
- The three Italy-based associations publicly solicited humanitarian aid, but authorities say more than 71% of funds financed Hamas or affiliated entities.
- Among those detained is Mohammad Hannoun, president of the Palestinian Association in Italy, whom prosecutors describe as leading an Italian Hamas cell.
- Investigators traced suspicious transactions over roughly two years and collaborated with Dutch authorities and other EU partners.
- Italy’s interior minister and prime minister publicly commended the arrests, while prosecutors say the criminal investigation continues.