Bisan Research & Development Center
On October 22, 2021, the Israeli Ministry of Defense declared Bisan a “terror organization” because it is part of “a network of organizations” that operates “on behalf of the ‘Popular Front’.”
Aid diversion
European Government Funding for Programs Involving Hamas-Controlled Ministry
Since seizing control of Gaza in 2007, Hamas has employed a number of methods to divert international humanitarian aid to expand its military infrastructure, pay salaries, and cement its rule.
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US-funded NGO Aid Benefiting Hamas: Mercy Corps and ANERA Operations in Gaza
At least two US-funded organizations – Mercy Corps and American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) – appear to have closely coordinated with a Gaza-based ministry, run by a senior Hamas official identified by the US Treasury Department as previously responsible for part of Hamas’ smuggling operation.
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Safeguarding US Assistance from Hezbollah: Humanitarian Aid in Lebanon
NGO Monitor has repeatedly warned of the dangers of aid diversion by terrorist organizations – including in Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen
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UNHRC Commission of Inquiry’s 5th Report: Denying Security Threats to Israel
On June 12, 2024, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s permanent Commission of Inquiry published its newest report detailing Hamas’s brutal attack in Israel on October 7th and Israel’s defensive military response.
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Concerns about NGOs listed in UN OCHA-oPt’s “Flash Appeal” on “Hostilities in Gaza and Israel”
On October 12, 2023, UN OCHA-oPt launched the “OPT Flash Appeal,” seeking $294 million “to address the most urgent needs of 1,260,000 people in the Gaza Strip (Gaza) and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, for three months.”
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[Opinion] The hidden role of international NGOs in Gaza humanitarian crisis
Naftali Balanson analyzes how aid is being diverted in Gaza.
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Verdict in case of Mohammad El-Halabi/World Vision Diversion of Funds to Hamas
On June 15, 2022, Mohammad el-Halabi was convicted in the Beersheva District Court of diverting funds and materials to Hamas for terror purposes. At the time of his arrest in 2016, El-Halabi was the head of World Vision.
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NGO Monitor Statement on the Conviction of World Vision Employee Mohammad El-Halabi
The Be'ersheva District Court's convicted Mohammad El-Halabi for diverting aid money and resources from the international humanitarian organization World Vision to Hamas.