United States problems sanctions versus charities supporting Hamas, PFLP, Treasury site programs
The people and groups targeted were moneying Hamas’ military wing under the pretense of doing humanitarian work, in Gaza and worldwide, the Treasury Department stated.
The United States enforced sanctions on Tuesday targeting people and sham charities that it stated were popular monetary fans of the terrorist groups Hamas and the Popular Front for the Freedom of Palestine.
The people and groups targeted were moneying Hamas’ military wing under the pretense of doing humanitarian work, in Gaza and worldwide, the Treasury Department stated.
The Treasury stated it will continue to look for disturbances to the monetary abilities of Hamas, which still imprisons it took in the group’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
The entities approved consisted of the Gaza-based Al Weam Charitable Society, the Turkey-based Filistin Vakfi, the El Baraka Association for Charitable and Humanitarian Work, which is based in Algeria, the Netherlands-based Israa Charitable Structure, and the Associazione Benefica La Cupola d’Oro, based in Italy, the department stated in a declaration.
The 5 people targeted on Tuesday were leaders connected with the groups, it stated.
Securing the charitable sector from terrorist abuse
” Today’s action highlights the value of protecting the charitable sector from abuse by terrorists like Hamas and the PFLP, who continue to utilize sham charities as fronts for moneying their terrorist and military operations,” Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender stated in the declaration.
The United States State Department included, “The United States will utilize all readily available tools to avoid abuse of the not-for-profit sector for the advantage of terrorist groups like Hamas and the PFLP. We are dedicated to guaranteeing humanitarian help can be provided by trustworthy and safe companies.”
Hamas and PFLP have a long history of abusing non-profit companies and charities, the Treasury stated.
