Australia added the Al-Aqsa Foundation to its list of terror groups, paving the way for the country to freeze the charity’s assets. Monday’s decision by the Australian government makes it illegal to finance the group, which is believed to funnel money to families of suicide bombers. The United States, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark also have banned the group.
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