IDF and Shin Bet forces have exposed terror organizations operating under the guise of charity associations in Judea and Samaria. In two targeted operations in Ramallah and Yatta, five operatives who collaborated with Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of ‘Palestine’ were arrested. According to the security establishment, the associations served as organizational and financial arms of the terror groups, exploiting ostensibly civilian activity.
Earlier this week, security forces raided the offices of the charity association “Addameer” in Ramallah. During the operation, computers, documents, and checkbooks bearing signs of designated Hamas funds were seized. According to the IDF and Shin Bet, the association is funded by terror money and operates to provide legal aid to imprisoned Popular Front terrorists in Israel.
Connection to the Attack That Killed Rina Shnerb
One of the most serious details exposed relates to the connection between the association and terrorists involved in the August 2019 attack at Ein Danny spring, in which Rina Shnerb, a 17-year-old girl, was murdered. According to the security establishment’s statement, some of the terrorists working at the association took part in the deadly attack.
In another operation conducted in recent weeks in the town of Yatta in the Judea Brigade sector, IDF forces directed by the Shin Bet raided the offices of the “Islamic Association for the Care of Orphans.” There, too, wanted individuals were arrested, and findings bearing signs of designated Hamas funds were seized.
Aid to Terrorists’ Families and Money Transfers to Hamas
According to the security establishment, the Yatta association, which was declared an illegal organization, served as an economic and organizational arm of Hamas. Its activities included transferring funds to the terror organization and supporting the families of terrorists and prisoners. The association’s director and other senior officials are Hamas operatives who have even served prison sentences in the past.
The IDF and Shin Bet emphasize that both associations exploited their ostensibly civilian activity to establish the standing of the terror organizations and advance their operations in Judea and Samaria. The five detainees and the seized findings were transferred for further investigation, and the security establishment clarifies that it will continue to act against terror infrastructure, including those operating under the guise of civilian organizations.