Treasury imposes sanctions on 10 members and financial facilitators of the Hamas terrorist group
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revealed that the action "includes imposing sanctions and coordinating with allies and partners to track, freeze and seize any Hamas-related assets in their jurisdictions."
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions "against a group of ten Hamas members and the Palestinian militant organization’s financial network across Gaza, Sudan, Turkey, Algeria and Qatar." Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated:
"This action targets members managing assets in a secret Hamas investment portfolio, a Qatar-based financial facilitator with close ties to the Iranian regime, a key Hamas commander, and a Gaza-based virtual currency exchange and its operator." "That includes by imposing sanctions and coordinating with allies and partners to track, freeze, and seize any Hamas-related assets in their jurisdictions":
Who are the sanctioned?
Some of the individuals and companies that have been sanctioned by the Treasury are:
- Musa Muhammad Salim Dudin (Dudin): "West Bank-based member of Hamas’s Political Bureau and Investment Office official and is responsible for negotiations to free Hamas members in prison."
- Abdelbasit Hamza Elhassan Mohamed Khair (Hamza): "A Sudan-based Hamas financier who has managed numerous companies in Hamas' investment portfolio and was previously involved in the transfer of nearly $20 million to Hamas."
- Amer Kamal Sharif Alshawa (Alshawa), Ahmed Sadu Jahleb (Jahleb), Aiman Ahmad Al-Duwaik (al-Duwaik) and Walid Mohammed Mustafa Jadallah (Jadallah): "Hamas operatives and are part of Hamas's investment network in Türkiye and Algeria."
- Muhammad Ahmad 'Abd Al-Dayim Nasrallah (Nasrallah): "A longtime Hamas operative based in Qatar with close ties to Iranian elements."
- Ayman Nofal (Nofal): "The commander of military relations for Hamas and serves as a member of the terrorist group's General Military Council."
- Buy Cash Money and Money Transfer Company (Buy Cash): "A Gaza-based company offering money transfer and virtual currency exchange services, including Bitcoin (...) For it's involvement in Hamas fundraising."
- Ahmed M.M. Alaqad (Alaqad): "Representative of Buy Cash and is the owner of the Buy Cash financial exchange."