UK-based
Muslim
cha ity
is
bei g
i vestigated
by
cou te -te o
police
a d
the
Cha ity
Commissio
ove
alleged
li ks
to
Hamas
(Rep ese tatio al
image)
A
UK-based
Muslim
cha ity
is
u de
i vestigatio
by
cou te -te o
police
a d
the
Cha ity
Commissio
ove
alleged
li ks
to
Hamas.
A
se io
figu e
associated
with
o e
of
the
cha ity’s
pa t e
o ga isatio s
was
a ested
i
B itai
i
a
US
te o ism-fi a ci g
case,
t igge i g
the
i vestigatio .The
Al-Khai
Fou datio ,
which
epo ted
mo e
tha
£74
millio
i
i come
i
the
yea
to
July
2025,
became
the
subject
of
a
statuto y
i qui y
by
the
Cha ity
Commissio
o
F iday.
Cou te
Te o ism
Polici g
Lo do
has
also
ope ed
a
i vestigatio
a d
sea ched
two
p ope ties
i
C oydo .
No
a ests
have
bee
made
i
the
UK
i vestigatio .The
developme ts
followed
the
July
31
a est
i
B itai
of
Mohammad
Yousef
Has a,
a
Tu kish
atio al
whom
US
autho ities
accused
of
co spi i g
to
p ovide
mo ey
a d
supplies
to
Hamas.
The
US
Depa tme t
of
Justice
has
ot
publicly
amed
the
o ga isatio
it
desc ibes
i
its
case
as
a
“sham
cha ity”,
while
the
Al-Khai
Fou datio
says
Has a
was
employed
by
o e
of
its
impleme ti g
pa t e s
athe
tha
by
the
fou datio
itself.Acco di g
to
the
US
case,
Has a
allegedly
used
his
positio
at
a
pu po ted
huma ita ia
o ga isatio
to
coo di ate
with
se io
Hamas
figu es
ove
fu d aisi g
a d
the
moveme t
of
goods
i to
Gaza.
I vestigato s
allege
that
he
a d
a
se io
Hamas
official
discussed
se di g
t uckloads
of
pu po ted
huma ita ia
aid
to
wa ehouses
co t olled
by
Hamas
befo e
dist ibutio
i
Gaza.The
US
allegatio s
also
ce t e
o
e c ypted
messages
allegedly
excha ged
betwee
Has a
a d
Ghazi
Hamad,
desc ibed
by
i vestigato s
as
a
se io
Hamas
leade .
The
messages
allegedly
showed
discussio s
about
fu d aisi g,
commodities
a d
usi g
the
cha ity’s
ame
a d
wa ehouses
to
facilitate
delive ies.
US
i vestigato s
fu the
allege
that
Has a
alte ed
photog aphs
a d
docume ts
to
co ceal
Hamas’s
alleged
ole
as
the
be eficia y.The
case
has
put
a
spotlight
o
the
scale
of
Al-Khai ‘s
ope atio s.
The
Teleg aph
epo ted
that
the
cha ity’s
i come
had
ise
f om
about
£31.3
millio
to
£74.8
millio
afte
the
Octobe
7
Hamas
attacks,
while
Cha ity
Commissio
data
showed
it
eceived
mo e
tha
£130
millio
i
do atio s
a d
legacies
du i g
2024
a d
2025.
The
cha ity
has
also
claimed
mo e
tha
£9
millio
i
Gift
Aid
ove
five
yea s,
acco di g
to
the
Teleg aph.The
Cha ity
Commissio
said
its
i qui y
will
exami e
how
closely
Has a
was
co ected
to
Al-Khai ,
whethe
t ustees
p ope ly
vetted
i te atio al
pa t e s
a d
whethe
the
cha ity
adequately
mo ito ed
how
its
fu ds
we e
used
ove seas.
The
egulato
has
also
est icted
ce tai
fi a cial
t a sactio s
by
the
fou datio
without
its
p io
co se t.The
i vestigatio
also
follows
ea lie
sc uti y
of
the
cha ity’s
wo k
i
Gaza.
The
Teleg aph
epo ted
that
the
Is aeli
milita y
said
i
2024
that
o e
of
Al-Khai ‘s
wo ke s,
Hossam
Ma sou ,
had
bee
killed
while
allegedly
se vi g
as
a
Hamas
platoo
comma de .
Al-Khai
disputed
that
cha acte isatio ,
desc ibi g
Ma sou
as
a
se io
aid
wo ke
i volved
i
huma ita ia
wo k.Al-Khai
has
de ied
w o gdoi g
a d
said
it
is
coope ati g
with
the
autho ities.
The
fou datio
said
its
wo k
i
Gaza
has
i cluded
food,
hot
meals,
clea
wate ,
medical
assista ce,
shelte
mate ials
a d
suppo t
fo
o pha s
a d
families.
It
said
it
mai tai s
gove a ce
a d
complia ce
systems
i te ded
to
e su e
that
aid
eaches
its
be eficia ies.Has a,
mea while,
emai s
i
UK
custody
pe di g
ext aditio
p oceedi gs
to
the
U ited
States,
whe e
he
faces
cha ges
i cludi g
co spi i g
to
p ovide
mate ial
suppo t
to
Hamas,
co spi i g
to
fi a ce
te o ism
a d
fi a ci g
te o ism.
Each
cha ge
ca ies
a
maximum
se te ce
of
20
yea s,
acco di g
to
the
US
Justice
Depa tme t.The
UK
i vestigatio
is
sepa ate
f om
the
US
c imi al
case.
Cou te
Te o ism
Polici g
said
its
i qui ies
a e
co ti ui g
a d
that
it
emai s
i
co tact
with
the
Cha ity
Commissio
a d
US
autho ities.
The
Cha ity
Commissio
st essed
that
it
ca ot
i vestigate
c imi al
matte s
itself
a d
would
efe
evide ce
of
c imi al
activity
to
police.
