in Libya, where it remained into November 2010. On 11 November 2010, while boarding a ferry intended to transport the convoy to Al Arish in Egypt, Road To Hope alleged that 10 members of the convoy were kidnapped by the ship's captain. They were taken to Greece where they were released several days later.CNN report 13 November 2010 "Gaza-bound ship in limbo in Greece" The latter project became Viva Palestina's "Lifeline 5" (although, in fact, the fourth convoy organised by Viva Palestina), which departed the UK on 18 September 2010 and travelled via Greece, Turkey, and Syria, in conjunction with partners including the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza. On 13 October, with the support of Syrian and other authorities, the ferry carrying medical aid (along with educational supplies, material to build an orphans' school, and a maternity unit in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza) was eventually allowed by the Egyptian authorities to dock in Al Arish and thence allowed to pass through the Rafah crossing. More than 10 convoy members were denied access. It successfully reached Gaza and delivered its aid. Aid recipients and investigations While in Gaza, AFP reported that Viva Palestina donated more than 100 vehicles carrying aid worth more than 1.4 million US dollars to the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip. Financial support for Hamas is unlawful in Canada, the United States and most of the EU, because of Hamas' classification as a terrorist organisation. The Anti-Defamation League sent an open letter to the US Department of Justice asking that they open an investigation. Britain's Charity Commission concluded that there was no evidence that the Charity's property was provided to Hamas. The Charity Commission's inquiry found that Viva Palestina was a charity because the Founding Trustee's attempts to amend the purposes of the Charity so that it became a non-charitable organisation were not legally effective. It concluded that there was no evidence that the Charity's property was provided to Hamas based on the material it examined. It found that the Charity had misled the public by claiming to have raised over £1 million during the first convoy because this amount included the estimated value of the goods raised during the course of the convoy which were donated on arrival in Gaza. It concluded that mismanagement in the administration of a charity had exposed the Charity's funds to unnecessary risk. The Commission removed its