Italy Arrests 9 For 'Funding' Hamas Through Charities, Assets Worth 8 Million Euros Seized

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : According to Reuters, the investigation began after suspicious financial transactions were flagged and expanded through cooperation with Dutch authorities and other EU countries, coordinated through the EU judicial agency Eurojust.
54% : His support for Israel during the war with Hamas triggered large and repeated street protests in Italy.
47% : Italy has arrested nine people for allegedly financing Hamas through charities as part of an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units.
34% : The ICC prosecutor also sought warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes related to Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
33% : Reuters quoted a statement by prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Genoa stating that the suspects have been accused of "belonging to and having financed" the Palestinian group, which the European Union designates as a terrorist organisation.
22% : Around 1,200 people were killed in Israel when Hamas and other armed groups launched the surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, and 251 people were taken captive to Gaza.

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