IDF seizes cash, equipment and Hitler’s manifesto in West Bank raid

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have reported that over the past week, Israeli paratroopers under the Judea Regional Brigade conducted an operation at the offices of the “Islamic Charity Association” in Hebron to halt terrorism financing and seize materials inciting violence.

“The association, which presents itself as aiding the needy, in practice serves as an organisational arm of the Hamas terrorist organisation and works to promote incitement to terror and to recruit and channel funds to finance the organisation’s terrorist activities. It is one of numerous branches in the Judea and Samaria region,” the IDF press office stated, as per Caliber.Az.

According to the statement, as part of the activity, approximately 165,700 shekels ($50,200) in terrorist funds were located and confiscated.

“In addition, Adolf Hitler’s manifesto 'Mein Kampf' was located in the compound, along with equipment used for incitement. The troops sealed off the main entrance of the compound where the incitement materials and funds were located,” the statement reads.

The Islamic Charity Association, also known as the Islamic Charitable Society in Hebron, was founded in the early 1960s as a welfare organisation providing aid to orphans, education, and social support across the West Bank.

Over the years, however, Israeli authorities have repeatedly accused the group of functioning as part of Hamas’s financial and organisational network, using its humanitarian activities as cover for recruiting members and funding militant operations.

The association’s offices have been raided several times since the mid-2000s, and in October 2025, Israeli forces again seized cash, documents, and propaganda materials during a security operation in Hebron.

While the IDF claims the group acts as a Hamas front, the organisation maintains that it is a purely charitable body focused on civilian welfare and has condemned the closures as politically motivated.

By Jeyhun Aghazada