UK Charity Watchdog Probes Al-Khair Foundation Over Hamas Link Allegations in 75 Countries
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Updated · The Oldham Times · Aug 15
UK Charity Watchdog Probes Al-Khair Foundation Over Hamas Link Allegations in 75 Countries
3 articles · Updated · The Oldham Times · Aug 15
Summary
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after a July complaint alleged the UK-based charity and its partners had links to Hamas and may have funded the proscribed group.
The regulator said it escalated the case after gathering initial information and is now examining the charity’s connection to Mohammad Yousef Hasna, a worker for a Gaza aid partner arrested in Britain and charged in the US.
Al-Khair said it had already filed a serious incident report before the inquiry, is cooperating fully, and stressed Hasna worked for an implementing partner rather than the charity itself.
The charity said it operates in more than 75 countries, runs due-diligence and sanctions checks on partners, and sends money only through established banking channels for pre-approved humanitarian programs.