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August 5, 2016

Israel Claims U.S. Evangelical Christian Charity Sent Funds to Hamas
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The Israeli government has accused a representative of a U.S.
evangelical Christian charity of providing millions in aid money to
Hamas. Israel arrested Mohammad El Halabi, World Vision's manager of
operations in Gaza, last month. He has been held incommunicado by
Israeli authorities since then and accused of funneling more than $50
million to Hamas in his decade working for World Vision. World Vision
has denied the allegations and said that the amount of money Israel
claims was given to Hamas exceeds World Vision's total budget for Gaza
during that time. Hamas has also denied the Israeli government's claim.
Topics:Hamas Israel

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