Italy detained nine people, suspected of financing Hamas, who allegedly embezzled funds intended for humanitarian support. In the Gaza Strip, the tragedy is daily and worsened by bad weather.
After two years of war, Gaza’s economy is like the territory: in shambles. Compared to 2023, GDP fell 84% and unemployment in the territory reached 77%.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians live in unconditional tents. When the winds and heavy rains come, the elements take over the space. To avoid spending the night in the open, the alternative could be to take refuge in the attacked buildings.
In Gaza, humanitarian aid remains scarce and the ceasefire is very fragile. On Saturday night, there were more explosions and flashes over the territory.
They will have diverted 9 million to Hamas
This is while, in Genoa, Italian justice detained nine people suspected of financing Hamas through eight humanitarian organizations. The operation, which had the collaboration of other European police, had as its main detainee Mohammad Hannoun, who in October said he was not part of Hamas.
The Italian public prosecutor’s office accuses him of leading the cell, in Italy, of the Palestinian group, classified as a terrorist organization by the European Union.
Nine million euros were diverted to Hamas, raised over two years, for humanitarian purposes.
