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Midweek Roundup: Charities Financing Hamas, Britain Warns Art Dealers, and More

Hamas receives around $8 million to $12 million monthly from charities soliciting donations for war victims in Gaza, according to Israeli government data cited by Bloomberg. More Britain's National Crime Agency warned art dealers and firms storing high-value artworks to stay alert for unusual transactions amid concerns that wealthy blacklisted Russians are using the sector to evade Western sanctions, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More Funds intended for Hamas have also funneled through the South African branch of the U.S.-blacklisted Al-Quds Foundation, and accounts at Standard Bank, Nedbank and Absa, an investigation by the Jerusalem Post found. More Two years after launching,...

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