("International Humanitarian Aid Organization – registered association") or IHH Germany, was a registered association based in Frankfurt[1] with branches in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Austria.
In July 2010, Germany outlawed the Internationale Humanitaere Hilfsorganisation (IHH), saying it has used donations to support projects in Gaza that are related to Hamas, which is considered by the European Union to be a terrorist organization,[2][3] while presenting their activities to donors as humanitarian help.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said, "Donations to so-called social welfare groups belonging to Hamas, such as the millions given by IHH, actually support the terror organization Hamas as a whole.
was believed by the German Authorities to have collected money in mosques and to have sent $8.3 million to organizations related to Hamas.
[1] The main figures in IHH Germany are also active in the Islamic group Millî Görüş, which has been under observation by German authorities.