Taking Action Against International Hamas Supporters and Sham Charities – United States Department of State
Today marks one year since Hamas’ savage attack on Israel. The United States is continuing to take action to degrade Hamas’ external and domestic fund raising. To that end, we are imposing sanctions on a network of international financial supporters of Hamas, a Gaza-based financial institution controlled by Hamas, and a prominent Hamas supporter along with his businesses.
These individuals and entities are among the most prominent supporters of Hamas and seek to manipulate the suffering of innocent Palestinian civilians for their malign objectives. They play critical roles in providing funds for Hamas terrorist activities, often under the guise of charitable work.
Our action today exposes these sham charities, which purport to provide humanitarian assistance but instead funnel funds to Hamas. This makes it more difficult for legitimate humanitarian organizations to secure financial services. We will continue to disrupt the ability of terrorist financiers to abuse the non-profit sector.
The Department of the Treasury sanctions actions today were taken pursuant to counterterrorism Executive Order 13224, as amended. For more information, see Treasury’s press release.
