Hamas terror chief exposed as living in London public housing project, funded by UK taxpayers

The report details that he and his wife, identified as Sawsan, 56, were granted a roughly $136,500 discount on a nearly $390,000 two-story state-funded home in London.

 
Newsrael News Desk   25.10.2023

Sawalha, who is wanted by Israeli authorities, reportedly ran Hamas West Bank operations

A Hamas leader was discovered living in a government-subsidized London home, despite previously running the terrorist group’s operations in the West Bank, U.K. media is reporting. 

Muhammad Qassem Sawalha, 62, is a designated Hamas member, according to Israel's Ministry of Defense, who has been living in the U.K. for decades, a report from The Sunday Times detailed. Sawalha managed to flee to England in the 1990s and secure a British passport in the early 2000s, but continued working for Hamas, according to the report. 

Sawalha is a wanted man in Israel and would be arrested if he returns to the nation due to his designation as a member of Hamas. 

The council home is located in London’s borough of Barnet, which has the highest Jewish population of any local authority in England, the Times reported. 

Barry Rawlings, the borough’s leader, told the outlet that he is "horrified to think [Sawalha] could be living in our midst."

"We will liaise with other stakeholders, including the police and the government, in reviewing the full history of this case and will take all appropriate action," he said.

"This has emerged at a time when communities locally are in desperate need of reassurance following the escalating conflict in the Middle East, and we have a responsibility as the council to ensure we can give that reassurance," he added. 

Source: Fox News

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