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UK Arrests Turkish National Over Hamas Funding, Extradition Pending

8/9/2026

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UK authorities arrested Turkish national Mohammad Yousef Hasna for funneling money and supplies to Hamas.
He is held by the Crime Agency pending extradition to New York on U.S. charges of supporting Hamas and terrorism financing.
U.S. lawyer Jamie McDonald says Hasna coordinated Hamas deliveries through his senior role in a purported humanitarian organisation.
The Charity Commission opened an inquiry into Croydon’s Al-Khair Foundation and ordered it to limit transactions.

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UK authorities arrested Turkish national Mohammad Yousef Hasna for funneling money and supplies to Hamas.
He is held by the Crime Agency pending extradition to New York on U.S. charges of supporting Hamas and terrorism financing.
U.S. lawyer Jamie McDonald says Hasna coordinated Hamas deliveries through his senior role in a purported humanitarian organisation.
The Charity Commission opened an inquiry into Croydon’s Al-Khair Foundation and ordered it to limit transactions.