Usama ali is hamas working in operation, leader and finance.
And there is a Canadian.
And then others in the Palestinian terrorist group that killed 1,200 and took more than 200 hostages on Oct 7, 2023, world news has learned.
About 450 people with reduced roles in Hamas have ties to Canada, according to an intelligence source familiar with the matter.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the list was made up of permanent residents, as well as those with family or associates in Canada.
But it also includes civilians like Ali, an alleged member of the ruling Hamas group who runs the financial office of The Trober Group.
The number marks the end of Hamas attacks on Israel that have brought the Middle East to the brink of a regional war and may not be much higher, the source added.
Israeli aggression in Gaza has killed tens of thousands, and airstrikes have targeted Hamas leadership in Lebanon, Iran and Qatar.
As Gaza’s de facto government, Hamas has controlled a wide range of organizations for nearly two decades, and many people would associate with the group out of necessity.
But the figure said he was active in the organization in various capacities, and connected to Canada, was important and included a senior leader.
Canada’s security service has confirmed that it is investigating Canadian groups in the Middle East, but declined to elaborate.
Hamas is a terrorist organization listed in Canada, making it illegal to participate in or contribute to “any activity” of the group, which public safety calls an “Islamic terrorist organization.”
“The Canadian Government must work urgently to address the threat posed by Hamas-connect them to Canada and ensure that Canada is not supported to facilitate terrorism abroad,” said the Ceo of the Israel Institute.
“Participating in a banned terrorist group must bring real consequences. Canadians deserve to be protected from terrorist threats.”
A leading expert in Hamas said that the number 450 was also evident that other Western countries were also considered prime numbers.
Matthew Levitt, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for East Policy. “This will engage people on all kinds of levels.”
They ranged from full-time Hamas members to those who worked for the government in some capacity while being led by the terrorist group, Levitt said.
Arresting foreign nationals offers benefits to groups like Hamas, such as easy movement across borders and protection of people, he said.
“Having a foreign passport, especially a Western passport, is a ticket to travel,” said Levitt, the book’s author Hamas: Politics, Nation and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad.
Hamas Fighters at the site of the handover of the bodies of REASI AMAHORI in Khan Yunis, Gaza, Feb. 20, 2025. Images Images by Saeed Jaras
The most senior Canadian in Hamas is 63 years old with a trim gray beard who holds Lebanese citizenship and goes by the names usama a ali, Radwan and Rizwan, among others.
The channels ahead of him on the list in 2022 are the list of three Canadian passports he has used. While his whereabouts are unknown, the branch is said to be running based in Turkey.
The details of Ali’s life in Canada are not clear, but the US Treasury Department revealed that in 2017, he was appointed as the Head of the Hemas Investment office.
Initially in Saudi Arabia, the Investment Office was moved to Turkey and accumulated US $ 500 million in assets, including construction and real estate companies.
The businesses are organized in Africa and the Middle East and are used to hide money, generate money and do banking, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance.
“It’s a long-term investment,” said Levitt, a former US Treasury official. “You live off the income generated by the companies.”
On paper, Ali had no role in the companies but was “involved in their business activities,” including financial transfers to Hamas,” the statement said.
However, Ali’s deputy, Hisham Younis Yahia Qafisheh, a Jordanian, held “key roles” in businesses controlled by Hamas, the statement said.
He was the Vice Chairman of Trend Gyo, a Turkish Development company, which refused to support Hamas. He was also the chairman and director of development companies in Sudan, according to the allegations.
Hamas Investment’s additional office holds additional assets in companies in Algeria and the United Arab Emirates, the financial statement said.
A significant portion of the company’s funds went to the Hamas Military Wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, which led to the Oct. 7, added.
In 2019, Ali became a member of the Shura Council, a consultative body that chooses strategies and policies and current policies.
He also served on the Executive Committee, the Main Hamas Decision-Making Committee, headed by political leader Ismail Hantiyeh, according to the US and Israel.
Ali “maintained direct contact with senior Hamas leaders,” including Haniyeh, Deputy Salih Salih al-aruri and finance Zahar Jabarin, Israeli authorities alleged.
Following the October 2023 attacks, the Ministry of Finance imposed additional sanctions on the investment wings of Hamas and a list of financial facilitators.
“Hamas’ portfolio companies operated under the guise of legitimate businesses and proxies that attempted to conceal Hamas’ control over their assets,” the announcement said.
“This Investment Forum is directed at the highest levels of Hamas leadership and allows senior Hamas officials to live comfortably while ordinary Palestinians in Gaza struggle with difficult living and economic conditions.”
Haniyeh was killed in Tehran in July 2024, and Al-aruri was killed in Beirut. There has been no public notification that Ali has died, and Israel’s defense ministry has declined to comment on his condition.
But not all those who have been associated with Hamas have a high position, nor do they live in the Middle East.
Allegedly from Winnipeg.
Israeli Airstrike in Gaza City, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo / Chad Alshrafi).
On May 22, 2025, Israeli forces raided a business in Gaza City suspected of storing and transferring millions of dollars to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The Dubai Money Exchange has been under fire from Israeli Counter-Terroatherm officials since 2022, when it was approved for a cryptocurrency program that raised money for Hamas.
This company was not related to the city of Dubai. Instead, it was present in Gaza and was run by Khader Dan, “a prominent financier in the service of Hamas,” the Israeli government alleged in its filing.
The operation of Dani was “an important part of the economic infrastructure of Hamas,” according to the announcement by Israel of the national country to Counter Hour HourH SORTER.
As part of their crackdown on Hamas money, Israeli authorities are seizing nearly 600 digital “wallets” allegedly linked to the Dubai exchange.
One of them was tracked down in Canada. It is believed to have belonged to Omar Alklassab, a Syrian who had come to Winnipeg as a refugee in 2016 and worked as a house painter.
Israeli papers on ALKASPAB’s Crypto account seizure List Manitoba phone number and email address associated with Winnipeg Residence.
When an international reporter visited the Bungalow, the person who answered the door said he did not know Alklassab. Neither Alkassab nor his attorney responded to emails.
According to his immigration records, Alkassab came from the Syrian city of Al-Bab and worked in nearby Aleppo as a Coca Cola delivery driver.
A now-deleted LinkedIn account said in Syria it “saved people buried under debris from airstrikes,” and was a project manager for an aid group called Omar.
As Syria descended into civil war and fell to Isis, Alkassab moved with his parents and siblings to Ankara, Turkey, and Canada.
After three years in Winnipeg, he applied for Canadian citizenship in 2019 and passed the test in 2021, but is still awaiting a decision.
The details of how his Gaza Crypto account was used are not publicly available, nor are the explanations that a person living in Manitoba would need a crypto wallet in the territory of Palestine.
The expert said that virtual wallets can be “money mules” that use their cryptocurrency accounts to convert digital currency into cash under the restrictions imposed by money laundering.
“It’s another way people try to cover their tracks,” said Andreas Park, University of Toronto Cissussauuga Finance Professor.
Levitt said providers may have other reasons for wanting to send cryptocurrency through a Gaza exchange, including ulterior motives.
“Is it possible that you have a Syrian trying to be a Canadian who wants to give money to the needy people in Gaza and that’s why?
“Why is it happening at this particular Hamas-affiliated financial institution? Is there another way to do that? Is there anyone who has opened accounts there?”
“Those things the authorities will need to investigate.”
A World News reporter in the house where Omar Alklassab lives after arriving in Canada from Syria. He has been investigated over the Hamas Cryptocurrency Scheme.
The Canadian government launched an investigation into Alkassab in May 2022, a month after the Israelis seized his crypto wallet, internal government documents show.
His application for citizenship was put on hold for four federal agencies to look after him, according to records released to world news by the federal court.
Immigration, refugees and Canadian citizenship have been classified as a security issue across the country, and have brought the services of the RCMP, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Agency Sork Services, the file shows.
The security research branch of CSIS sent its investigative report on Alkassab to immigration officials on Jan 16, 2025. It was widely circulated before public release but flagged his Gaza Crypto Wallet.
“According to the information publicly available on the website of the National Bureau against the Counter Hourlen Division of Isratli, Alklassab is the owner of the Dubai company of Dubai,” wrote Csis.
“NBCTF has designated a Dubai company to Exchange as a terrorist organization.”
Recording of investigative report on Omar Alklassab.
Court of Revenue
At the time, Alkassab filed a lawsuit against the government for delaying his citizenship, saying he was suing why it was being held back.
He has no criminal record, he said, and has never served in any military organizations or “.” He was not aware of any investigation against him, he added.
In July, lawyers at the Federal Department of Justice filed another lawsuit, this one asking the court to allow the government to withhold highly sensitive evidence about Alklassab.
The layoffs would be “detrimental to national security,” federal lawyers argued in their federal court filing.
Alkassab, 25, wrote in his court case that he was left to wait as his family and friends swore as in Canada, “which affected my confidence, and confidence, and confidence, and complete confidence in the future.”
“The uncertainty and uncertainty caused by my lack of citizenship has been a great mental and emotional well-being.”
Stewart.bell@globalnews.ca
