US and UK Impose Third Round of Sanctions on Hamas

Sanctions Target Money Transfers from Iran to Gaza in Response to October Attacks

The US and UK have imposed a third round of sanctions on Hamas, targeting officials and entities that facilitate money transfers from Iran to Gaza.
The sanctions are in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel that resulted in approximately 1,200 deaths and over 240 hostages.
The sanctions aim to protect the international financial system from abuse by Hamas militants and their enablers, blocking access to US property and bank accounts and preventing business with Americans.
The US has yet to find evidence that Iran, the main financial and military sponsor of Hamas, was directly involved in the attacks on Israel.
Over 11,000 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed since the war began, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza.