{
  "id": 12585807,
  "title": "French investigation spotlights Hamas links to crypto funding, local NGOs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/french-investigation-spotlights-hamas-links-to-crypto-funding-local",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:52:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-910887"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An investigation by French and US authorities has exposed how Hamas allegedly used fraudulent charities and cryptocurrency networks to covertly fund terrorist activities, according to US officials. The head of a French association in the Gironde region has been placed in pretrial detention, and two others in France have been charged. The US Treasury Department designated three individuals and two entities involved in channeling funds to Hamas, revealing a complex, multi-year scheme that moved over $2 million through deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency channels.",
  "summary": "The French arrests follow the US Treasury’s designation of a \"member of Hamas’s military wing, along with two France-based individuals and two affiliated entities that provide financing to Hamas.\"",
  "key_points": [
    "French and US authorities uncover Hamas' crypto funding scheme",
    "French association head detained, two others charged in France",
    "$2 million moved through deceptive charities and crypto channels"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}