The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a network of Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas operatives, exposing how front organizations and underground banks fund violent extremism.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions Thursday targeting individuals and organizations it said were involved in financing Hamas through charities, businesses, and underground financial networks. The sanctions, issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, target a Britain-based Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official, three alleged financial operatives, and three organizations accused of supporting Hamas’s military wing. 📺 DETAIL: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration would continue pursuing those who finance terrorist groups, regardless of whether they operate under the guise of charitable or commercial activities. According to the department, Mahmoud al-Abyari, Secretary General of the Muslim Brotherhood General Secretariat, helped manage relationships with Hamas and raise funds for previously sanctioned organizations. Treasury also accused Indonesia-based Tujah Bulah Global, also known as Seven Spikes Global, Gaza-based Madad Palestine Charitable Society, and Turkey-based El-Kahira for General Trading of directing money to Hamas, while alleging El-Kahira also provided underground financial services to criminal organizations, including Sweden’s Foxtrot Network. The action is the latest in a series of Treasury sanctions aimed at disrupting Hamas’s financial operations. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “The Trump administration will relentlessly pursue terrorists and those who finance them,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “Those who enable Hamas will be exposed, sanctioned, and held accountable.” 🎯 IMPACT: This action highlights the U.S. government’s ongoing efforts to dismantle global financial networks that support terrorism. It underscores the international scope of these operations and the Treasury’s commitment to disrupting them. 📺 FLASHBACK: Earlier this year, the Treasury Department targeted similar networks, including Turkey-based Ghazi Destek Dernegi and several Gaza-based front groups posing as medical clinics, which were found to be directly integrated into Hamas operations. |
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