In a significant move, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated four organizations masquerading as charities that fund Hamas’s Military Wing. This action underscores ongoing efforts by U.S. authorities to disrupt financial networks sustaining terrorist operations.

According to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Hamas is exploiting fraudulent charities to finance its military operations. The Treasury’s commitment aims to dismantle these deceptive channels, reinforcing that humanitarian organizations should not serve terrorism’s violent objectives.

Today’s designations highlight Hamas’s reliance on a covert global network for funding the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, which are responsible for numerous terrorist acts. By targeting these sham charities, the Treasury seeks to mitigate the group’s operational capacity and curb its misuse of the charitable sector.

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Official Source: US Treasury