A joint operation between the Italian state police and the financial police results in the arrest of nine people for allegedly raising about 7 million (US$8.2 million) through charities and diverting most of the funds to Hamas following the 2023 attack on Israel.
The development was among the significant crime stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to UPI on 27 December 2025.
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