World Vision International worker accused of funnelling aid money to Hamas in trial largely held in secret
Photograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersPhotograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersAn Israeli court has sentenced the Gaza director of an international charity to 12 years in prison on allegations of funnelling aid money to Hamas, the end of a high-profile case mired in controversy and largely held in secret.
Palestinians, rights groups and aid workers allege the lengthy trial, much of it held behind closed doors, is part of a broad Israeli effort to undermine vital relief and civil society groups in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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