The state prosecution accused El Halabi of assisting Hamas on the side of his humanitarian work, but he claims the charges were made to delegitimize Palestinian civil society.
Mohammad El Halabi, head of Gaza operations for relief group World Vision, was arrested in June 2016 claims his innocence ever since; the unusually long trial leaves a 'negative effect on children and their families in Gaza'
Israel will extend the detention of Mohammed El Halabi, the former head of World Vision in Gaza, who has been detained for six years without being convicted under unfounded accusations of funnelling money to Hamas.