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US Sanctions Charities and Leaders Accused of Funding Hamas and PFLP

The move aims to protect humanitarian aid channels by cutting off resources funneled through sham charities.

A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
FILE - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Overview

  • On June 10, 2025, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on five individuals and five charities accused of supporting the financial operations of Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
  • The targeted charities are Al Weam Charitable Society in Gaza, Filistin Vakfi in Turkey, El Baraka Association in Algeria, Israa Charitable Foundation in the Netherlands, and Associazione Benefica La Cupola d’Oro in Italy.
  • Treasury officials assert these groups diverted humanitarian donations to fund Hamas’s military wing and PFLP activities rather than relief efforts.
  • Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender said the sanctions highlight the importance of securing humanitarian aid channels from terrorist exploitation.
  • The Treasury pledged to sustain pressure on funding networks to disrupt resources for groups that still hold hostages seized during the October 7, 2023 attack.