UK Arrests Turkish National Wanted by US in Hamas Support Case
NEW YORK — A Turkish man was arrested in the United Kingdom on Friday on charges of conspiring to funnel money and supplies to Hamas through his senior role in what prosecutors describe as a sham global humanitarian organization.
Mohammad Yousef Hasna, 45, of Istanbul, was ordered held pending extradition proceedings before he can be brought to New York. US Attorney Jamie McDonald in Manhattan said Hasna worked closely with Hamas’s senior leadership to deliver supplies, food, and funding to the group under the guise of humanitarian aid.
The charges include conspiring to provide material support to Hamas, conspiring to finance terrorism, and financing terrorism. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
The US government alleged Hasna worked closely with senior Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad, a member of the group’s governing body, since at least 2023. The United States has designated Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization. It was not immediately known who would represent Hasna in the US.
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