The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) is calling for the immediate suspension of all UK aid to Gaza and the West Bank following revelations that British taxpayer money has been knowingly funnelled to Hamas-linked entities under the guise of humanitarian assistance.
According to evidence uncovered by NGO Monitor, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has continued to fund aid programmes coordinated with the so-called Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) in Gaza – an institution effectively controlled by Hamas, a proscribed terrorist organisation responsible for the mass atrocities of October 7. UK-funded cash assistance, administered by UNICEF and the Norwegian Refugee Council, was distributed with Hamas’s involvement even after the massacre.
These revelations expose a staggering failure of oversight. Internal FCDO documents acknowledge the risk of UK aid supporting Hamas but dismiss it merely as a “reputational” concern. The UK Government, in effect, chose to protect its image rather than uphold the law or prevent terrorist financing.
The NJA is demanding a full independent investigation into how this funding was approved, who authorised it, and what safeguards were deliberately ignored. Until then, the Government must suspend all aid to organisations operating under Hamas oversight or in partnership with terror-affiliated NGOs.
NJA Chairman Gary Mond said: “This is one of the most egregious misuses of taxpayer money in recent memory. It is morally indefensible and strategically insane. The British public is being forced to subsidise the infrastructure of terrorism – the same terrorism that led to October 7. There must be accountability, and there must be a complete halt to this funding immediately.”
This is not a matter of diplomatic nuance. It is a national scandal. UK law prohibits support for terror entities. Yet, the Government continues to look the other way, funding mechanisms that Hamas exploits to rearm, regroup, and rebuild.
The NJA urges Parliament to take immediate action, and for all aid to Gaza to be frozen.
