From Italy to Salvador de Bahia: the anti-terrorism investigation that led to nine arrests reconstructs a propaganda and financing structure linked to Hamas, with Infopal and its international connections at the centre, from Brazil to the Middle East.
The operation Dominoconducted in Italy by anti-terrorism authorities, led to the arrest of nine people and revealed an alleged organized structure for the financing and propaganda of Hamas. At the center of the investigation are not only money flows, but also a communication network that crosses multiple countries and revolves around the name Infopal. Among those under investigation, in addition to Mohammed Hannoun who didn’t answer the judges’ questions today, figure Angela Lanodirector of the site Infopal in Italy and connected to one company of the same name established in Brazil. According to what was reconstructed by Infobaethe Brazilian company Infopal was opened to Salvador de Bahia The March 27, 2023 and closed a few months later, the November 6, 2023. A very short parable that raises investigative questions. The company registration used the code 5812referring to activities of publication of newspapers and websites. A detail that is intertwined with another element that emerged from the documents: the existence of a Brazilian domain Infopalwith copyright indicated as of 2025. For years the contents remained exclusively in Italian; only from end of October lyrics started appearing in Brazilian Portugueseaccompanied by the promise of a “human translation” starting from October 27. For the investigators, the timing and editorial structure of the site represent an important piece in the broader picture of the investigation.
Angela Lano62 years old, journalist and orientalist, is held by investigators to be responsible for Hamas’ propaganda activities in Italy, also by virtue of her direct relationships with Mohammed Hannoun. The alleged crimes speak of complicity and participation in a terrorist organization. During the searches, cash, electronic devices and flags with symbols attributable to Hamas were seized in his home in Piedmont. Elements which, according to the prosecution, would strengthen the suspicion of operational and not just ideological involvement. Angela’s name Lano also appears in previous episodes. In the 2010 participated in the Gaza Freedom Flotillaan initiative sponsored byIHHan organization included by Israel in its blacklist for alleged links with terrorist groups. The Italian site Infopal it also gave space to Sayid Marcos Tenóriovice president ofIBRASPAL. Tenório emerged in the Brazilian investigation intoTrapiche operation of November 2023which he foiled Hezbollah attacks against Israeli targets in Brazil.
Police documents mention WhatsApp message exchanges in 2018 between Tenório and Mohamad Khir Abdulmajidsubject Wanted by Interpolrelating to the hypothesis of opening a Islamic center in Brasilia connected to CCBIB. The December 9, 2023Tenório reportedly wrote that the six-day truce and hostage exchange would force Israel to “legitimize Hamas as a belligerent force,” arguing that the group would not be defeated and would impose its own terms in the negotiations. A few months earlier, the October 10, 2023, Tenorio he had been removed from the role of parliamentary advisor to the federal deputy Rotten Jerry (PCdoB), after mocking an Israeli woman kidnapped on social media on October 7. The Italian investigation also mentions Hezbollahreporting an interception relating to a money transfer from Istanbul to Amman in favor of the group.
According to the documents, a strategic convergence between Hamas and Iranwith the involvement of proxy groups such as Hezbollah and Israel as a common enemy. In this context, theUnit 3900evoked as an operational structure capable of making actions abroad more effective, through reduced cells And cooperation with Iranian and Hezbollah agents. The evaluation of Matthew Levittdel Washington Institute for Near East Policywarns against a global evolution of Hamas’ operational capabilitieswith attack plans that deviate from the group’s traditional model. The picture is completed with the reference to ainterview relaunched in April by the Iranian agency Irnasigned for Infopal by children of Angela Lano and Mohammed Hannounwith Osama Hamdanleader of Hamas. An episode which, for the investigators, strengthens the suspicion of a active role of media structures in the political and strategic legitimation of the organization. The operation Domino has thus rekindled the spotlight on funding for Hamas and on communication channels that accompany them, placing the investigation at the center Infopal as a possible hub between information, propaganda and movement of resources on an international scale.
