OFAC cracks down on 5 individuals and sham overseas charities that posed as humanitarian organisations to funnel funds to designated terrorist groups Hamas and the PFLP

The sanctioned entities were found to be generating and moving illicit funds while posing as legitimate charities operating internationally and in Gaza. U.S. Treasury officials emphasized the importance of safeguarding the charitable sector and reaffirmed their commitment to using all available tools to disrupt terrorist financing. This move follows previous joint sanctions coordinated with the United Kingdom and Australia, reinforcing international efforts to dismantle Hamas’s financial networks…