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UK regulator opens inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after US charges director with funding Hamas

Mohammad Yousef Hasna, the charity’s global director, was arrested in London and faces extradition to the United States

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UK regulator opens inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after US charges director with funding Hamas

What this story says

  • The UK Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the Al-Khair Foundation on 7 August 2026 over alleged links to Hamas.
  • Mohammad Yousef Hasna, the charity’s global director, was arrested in the UK and faces US charges of conspiring to finance Hamas and provide material support.
  • The FBI alleges the charity’s gross income rose from £31.28 million to £74.79 million in the year ending July 2025, with funds diverted to Hamas under the guise of aid.
  • The Charity Commission has restricted certain financial transactions by the charity pending the outcome of the investigation.

Who covered it

Left 21%(4)Centre 21%(4)Right 58%(13)

Percentages are shares of the 21 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 13 of the 34 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

86/100

Craft

95/100

Hype

35/100

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Thin on the left so far

Only 4 of the 21 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

The UK Charity Commission announced on 7 August 2026 that it had opened a statutory inquiry into the Al-Khair Foundation, a Muslim-registered charity based in Croydon. The regulator said it received a complaint alleging the charity and its partners had connections to Hamas and had funded the group. The inquiry follows the arrest of Mohammad Yousef Hasna, the charity’s global director, in London on 31 July 2026. Hasna was extradited to the United States and charged with conspiring to provide material support to Hamas, conspiring to finance terrorism, and financing terrorism.

The FBI indictment, cited by the Jerusalem Post and Internewscast, alleges Hasna used his position at the Al-Khair Foundation to funnel money and supplies to Hamas. The indictment states the charity’s gross income nearly doubled from £31.28 million to £74.79 million in the financial year ending July 2025. The Charity Commission has imposed restrictions on certain financial transactions by the charity while the investigation proceeds. Counter Terror Policing London confirmed it is also investigating the charity, executing search warrants at addresses in Croydon.

The Al-Khair Foundation said in a statement that it is cooperating fully with the inquiry. It described itself as a humanitarian organisation committed to ensuring donor funds are used for their intended purpose. The charity operates four schools in the UK and delivers aid across the Muslim world.

Disagreement over the charity’s role

The Jerusalem Post and Internewscast report that US court documents describe the Al-Khair Foundation as a "sham charity" used to funnel funds to Hamas. The Telegraph, which obtained the FBI indictment, states the documents refer to the charity by name. The Al-Khair Foundation denies any wrongdoing and says it maintains robust governance and compliance processes.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mentioned the FBI’s allegation that the charity’s income nearly doubled in the year ending July 2025. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the charity’s statement that it is cooperating with the inquiry or its denial of wrongdoing. The centre-rated digests from the BBC and The Times of Israel did not include the charity’s income figures or the specific charges against Hasna.

Tags:#UKCharityInquiry#HamasFundingAllegations#AlKhairFoundation#CharityCommission#CounterTerrorism#USExtradition

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 10 Aug 2026, 22:00, and will add the sides that appear.

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UK regulator opens inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after US charges director with funding Hamas
InternewscastCentre

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

4 rated outlets

  • The two left-rated digests, from the Irish Times and The Independent, led on the Charity Commission’s inquiry and the charity’s cooperation with it. Both noted the charity’s statement that it had already filed a serious incident report with the regulator. Neither digest mentioned the FBI’s allegation that the charity’s income nearly doubled after October 2023 or the specific charges against Hasna.

Centre

4 rated outlets

  • The four centre-rated digests, from the Jerusalem Post, Internewscast, BBC News, and The Times of Israel, led on the FBI’s allegations and the US charges against Hasna. The Jerusalem Post and Internewscast, which carried full reports, quoted the FBI indictment’s figures for the charity’s income and described the alleged diversion of funds to Hamas. The BBC and The Times of Israel digests focused on the Charity Commission’s inquiry and the restrictions imposed on the charity’s transactions.

Right

13 rated outlets

  • The ten right-rated digests led on the FBI’s allegations and the US charges against Hasna. The Cleveland Jewish News, WIN, Breitbart, The Telegraph, and GB News digests described the charity as a front for Hamas or as having funnelled money to the group. The Jewish Chronicle and LBC digests mentioned the Charity Commission’s inquiry but framed it around the US charges. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the charity’s statement that it is cooperating with the inquiry or its denial of wrongdoing.

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34 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

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4

Centre

4

Right

13
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Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover UK regulator opens inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after US charges…?
Of the 21 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 21% are rated left, 21% are rated centre, 58% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 34. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is UK regulator opens inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after US charges… left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 21 rated outlets on this story, 21% are rated left, 21% are rated centre, 58% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of UK regulator opens inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after US charges… biased?
UK regulator opens inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after US charges director with funding Hamas is one event reported by 34 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting UK regulator opens inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after US charges…?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered UK regulator opens inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after US charges…?
34 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is the Al-Khair Foundation accused of?
The FBI alleges Mohammad Yousef Hasna, the charity’s global director, used the Al-Khair Foundation to funnel money and supplies to Hamas. The charity’s gross income rose from £31.28 million to £74.79 million in the year ending July 2025, according to the indictment. The UK Charity Commission has opened an inquiry into the allegations.
What charges does Mohammad Yousef Hasna face?
Hasna faces US charges of conspiring to provide material support to Hamas, conspiring to finance terrorism, and financing terrorism. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He was arrested in the UK on 31 July 2026 and extradited to the United States.
Which outlets reported the charity’s income figures?
The Jerusalem Post and Internewscast, both centre-rated, reported the FBI’s allegation that the charity’s gross income nearly doubled from £31.28 million to £74.79 million in the year ending July 2025. None of the left-rated digests mentioned the figures.
Did the Al-Khair Foundation respond to the allegations?
The Al-Khair Foundation said it is cooperating fully with the Charity Commission’s inquiry and denied any wrongdoing. It stated that it maintains robust governance and compliance processes to ensure donor funds are used for their intended purpose. The right-rated digests did not mention the charity’s response.

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