US, Britain, Australia Impose Fifth Round of Sanctions on Hamas

Sanctions Target Financial Networks, Aim to Cut Off Funding from Iran

The United States, Britain, and Australia have imposed a fifth round of sanctions against Hamas, targeting the group's financial networks.
The sanctions are aimed at cutting off funding to Hamas, including from Iran, and disrupting the financial networks that sustain the group's operations.
The sanctions target key financial officials in Gaza who have handled millions of dollars in Iranian transfers to Hamas in recent years.
The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes on five key figures and an entity involved in the leadership and financial networks of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The sanctions come in response to the unprecedented October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, which killed about 1,140 people, and the subsequent Israeli counteroffensive in Gaza, which has killed more than 25,000 people.