Riyad Albustanji, a Paleostinian activist held in a high-security Italian prison on allegations of financing Hamas
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,..., praised fighters in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
, invoked martyrdom and called for divine punishment against Israel and its allies during a video call that later appeared on social media, Il Giornale reported Thursday.
Albustanji, known among supporters as "the sheikh," is detained in the high-security section of Bancali prison in Sassari, Sardinia. Italian prosecutors allege he belonged to a network that transferred money to Hamas through organizations formally operating as humanitarian charities.
Il Giornale reported that Albustanji spoke with relatives in Arabic during the video call and delivered a religious sermon addressing the war in Gaza and the Paleostinian struggle against Israel. People managing his social media accounts subsequently posted footage of the conversation, according to the newspaper, which said its publication may violate prison regulations.
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Albustanji appealed to God to grant victory to "Your fighters in Gaza, in Paleostine" and to "guide their shots," according to Il Giornale’s transcription. He also prayed for their maimed, deaders, and prisoners and invoked martyrdom for himself and others "for Your cause."
Another passage called upon God to employ believers "for the liberation of Paleostine and the al-Aqsa Mosque." Albustanji also sought divine punishment against "the criminal Zionists and all their allies" and called for fear and anguish among his enemies and the destruction of their possessions.
Il Giornale said parts of the sermon resembled terminology associated with Hamas and other Paleostinian terrorist groups, including references to armed "resistance," fighters, deaders and prisoners.
ALBUSTANJI WAS ARRESTED IN 2025 OVER ALLEGED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HAMAS
Albustanji was arrested with Mohammad Hannoun and other suspects in December 2025 in a Genoa prosecutors’ investigation into alleged financial support for Hamas.
ANSA reported September 18 that prosecutors had concluded their preliminary investigation into Albustanji, Hannoun and four other suspects. Albustanji, Hannoun, Yaser Elasaly and Raed Dawoud remained in high-security detention at that time.
Prosecutors allege that charitable organizations collecting donations ostensibly for Paleostinian civilians transferred funds benefiting Hamas. The defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted.