Terror funding

US imposes fresh sanctions targeting Iran's covert 'shadow banking' financial network

The move comes after the US said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on an independent "teapot" refinery in China for buying billions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil.

The American flag flies next to the South Portico of the White House on January 31, 2026 in Washington, DC.
An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

Israeli court uncovers covert Hamas funding network, key figures sentenced

Members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City, last week.

Netherlands man faces three years in prison for financing Hamas front

US Vice President JD Vance waves after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

What Iran refused in ceasefire talks that sank a deal


Palestinian prisoner honored by PA media for smuggling sperm out of jail

"He managed to achieve the joy of the birth of two of them from inside the prison by smuggling sperm [out of prison]," the PA's TV show proudly announced.

A Palestinian prisoner, convicted of security offences against Israel, looks out of his cell at Nitzan jail

Closing arguments start in World Vision alleged terror case

Halabi claims all activities were humanitarian.

DEMONSTRATORS IN Gaza City protest in 2016 in solidarity with Mohammad El Halabi, who was accused of funneling millions of dollars of aid money to Hamas.

Supreme Court orders Halabi to remain in detention pending trial verdict

Next World Vision court date in March

A gavel in a court of law

My son, Mohammed El Halabi, is innocent of funding Hamas - opinion

My son has been in jail for nearly five years and has suffered through a record 155 court appearances without any credible proof being presented.

DEMONSTRATORS IN Gaza City protest in 2016 in solidarity with Mohammad El Halabi, who was accused of funneling millions of dollars of aid money to Hamas.

Justice delayed long enough in World Vision Hamas case

Halabi, who has been jailed ever since his arrest almost five years ago, was charged with using World Vision as a front for funneling money for Hamas terrorist operations.

DEMONSTRATORS IN Gaza City protest in 2016 in solidarity with Mohammad El Halabi, who was accused of funneling millions of dollars of aid money to Hamas.

Follow the money: Hunting terrorists and their state sponsors - opinion

Israel has learned that one of the most effective ways to curb illicit actors is to hit them where it hurts: their pocketbook.

Money for terror.

EU funding to NGOs: €30m. to antisemitism, terror-tied groups - report

In 2019, the EU allocated total of €30.1 million split into 32 grants for projects listed under “Palestine,” and an additional 9 grants totalling €3.3 million for projects listed under “Israel."

A Palestinian woman walks past a mural against Israel's plan to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip July 14, 2020.

Bill introduced to Congress aims to stop Hezbollah money laundering

The bill, if passed, would instruct the president to designate areas under Hezbollah control as "primary money laundering concerns."

A Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla looks at a fire rising from a burning object in a Beirut suburb, Lebanon July 17, 2006.

Palestinian officials aim to pressure EU to reverse NGO funding ban

Senior Palestinian leaders held a summit on September 30 to discuss ways to bypass or reverse EU rules banning funds being paid out to NGOs with terror ties.

Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat gestures as he speaks to the media in Ramallah, July 1, 2019

Visa, Mastercard called upon to cut ties with Palestinian terror funding

Both companies have been warned that continuing to offer credit services to banks processing terror funding is a contravention of the law.

MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this picture illustration taken June 9, 2016