US EditionIran Directing Hamas Money Network in Turkey, Moving Hundreds of Millions to Terrorists
The network channels hundreds of millions of dollars from Iran through Gaza-born operatives in Turkey to fund Hamas's terrorist activities, IDF and Shin Bet said.
- On Sunday the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet said they uncovered a clandestine Hamas money-transfer network in Turkey operating under Iranian regime direction.
- According to obtained documents, the money transfer system receives funds from Iranian sources, stores them, and forwards to Hamas to support operations and rebuild capabilities outside Gaza.
- The IDF published the operatives' identities, showing three operatives, all Gaza-born, including Tamer Hassan, senior Hamas finance official in Turkey under Khalil al-Hayya, plus money changers Khalil Farawneh and Fareed Abu Dayer.
- The agencies warned against maintaining ties with the network, and Israeli authorities stressed Hamas still pursues terrorist plots internationally while rebuilding capabilities outside the Strip.
- Released files show only a partial sample of transactions, and Turkey and Egypt are set to discuss Gaza postwar efforts amid scrutiny of extensive financial activity in Turkey.
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Iran directing Hamas money network in Turkey, moving hundreds of millions to terrorists
Hamas, with the support of Iran, continues to "push forward terrorist plots against Israel and is trying to rebuild its capabilities, including outside of the Gaza Strip," Adraee stated.
Revealed: Hamas Money Laundering Network in Turkey Linked to Iran
Presidents Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia pose for a picture after a news conference during their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, September 16, 2019. Photo: Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS. i24 News – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet revealed on Sunday that Hamas, under the direction of Iran, is operating a clandestine network of money exchangers in the heart of Turkey, using the country’s fi…
Shin Bet exposes Hamas’ secret funding network
"IDF and the Shin Bet reveal a secret exchange network run by the Hamas terrorist organization in the heart of Turkey under Iranian direction," the spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee, announced Sunday. According to Adraee, "IDF and the Shin Bet are exposing documents belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization that show it is operating, under Iran's leadership, a network of money changers made up of Gazan exiles in central Turkey, exploiting th…
Shin Bet, IDF expose Turkey-based covert Hamas finance network backed by Iran
The IDF and Shin Bet say documents show Hamas operates an Iran-directed network of Gaza-born money changers in Turkey that has transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to the terrorist group
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