The U.S. government has exposed a complex financial network allegedly funneling over $2 million to Hamas, involving cryptocurrency and charitable organizations, while announcing sanctions against three individuals and two French-based charities. Six arrests were made across the U.S. and France as part of an operation targeting what officials describe as a long-running, deceptive funding scheme. Authorities emphasized the scale of the operation, calling it a major counter-terrorism effort to dismantle the group’s financial support structure. The move underscores ongoing efforts to disrupt Hamas-linked financial activities through international cooperation.
The justice and treasury departments said they sent $2m to Hamas through charities and cryptocurrency, while six people were arrested across the US and FranceThe Trump administration on Friday unveiled sanctions against three individuals allegedly related to the Islamist militant group Hamas and against two charities based in France while also announcing six arrests – actions that the government called an “extraordinary counter-terrorism work” to expose “a sophisticated, multi‑year financing architecture”.Investigators alleged that the network moved more than $2m to Hamas “through deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency channels”. Continue reading...
