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Security Forces Arrest Arab Israeli Who Funneled Hamas Money to West Bank
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Lappin - Malak Khatib, an Arab Israeli dentist, was arrested for systematically transferring large sums from Hamas in Gaza to Hamas in the West Bank under the instructions of Hamas operatives, security forces said Tuesday. "Khatib was arrested while making his way to Judea and Samaria for the purpose of transferring funds to Hamas elements in the Ramallah area. He had NIS 170,000 in his possession," the Israel Security Agency said. From May 2014 to February 2015, Khatib made at least five illegal transfers of funds for Hamas, for which he received NIS 1,000 for each transfer, according to the indictment. Khatib confessed to transferring funds from Gaza to the West Bank.