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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Henriette Chacar

Israeli court convicts Palestinian aid worker after six years in detention

A protestor supporting Palestinian Mohammad El Halabi, stands outside an Israeli court in Beersheba, Israel, June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

An Israeli court on Wednesday convicted a Palestinian aid worker who has been detained for six years on Israeli charges he funneled tens of millions of dollars in relief funds to the militant group Hamas.

The Beersheba District Court found El Halabi guilty of supporting a terror organisation but acquitted him of treason, judges reading out the verdict said. They set a sentencing hearing for July.

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