New US sanctions against Hamas target the transfer of money from Iran to Gaza

2023-11-14 20:56:35, Kosova & Bota CNA

The United States announced on Tuesday that it has imposed sanctions on Hamas officials and members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group involved in transferring money from Iran to Gaza, as well as a Lebanese money transfer service.

The sanctions announced by the Treasury department, co-ordinated with Britain, are in response to Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on October 7, which left at least 1,200 dead or kidnapped. The sanctions bar individuals and companies from accessing US assets and bank accounts and prohibit them from working with US citizens.

This round of sanctions, and previous ones against Hamas and its affiliated groups, are intended to prevent Hamas militants and their associates from using the international financial system, according to the Treasury Department.

The State Department also placed the military leader of the "Palestinian Islamic Jihad" group on the list of diplomatic sanctions.

In an emailed statement, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that "together with our partners, we are acting decisively to damage Hamas' financial infrastructure, cut off foreign funding, and block new sources of funding for its operations." their terrible.”

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said "we will continue to work with our partners and allies to cut off terrorist financing channels for Hamas."

The White House said it has so far found no information that Iran, Hamas' main financial and military sponsor, was directly involved in the Hamas operation against Israel.

However, the United States has launched three strikes in the past two weeks on Iran-linked weapons depots inside Syria in retaliation for more than 50 missile and drone attacks by militant groups on US bases in Iraq and Syria since October 7. , during which several Americans were slightly injured.

President Joe Biden and other officials in his administration have toured the Middle East to show their support for Israel and try to ease tensions in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas. But these efforts have not achieved any progress.

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More than 11,000 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between killed civilians and militants.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that "Palestinians are also victims of Hamas. We stand in solidarity with them and will continue to support the humanitarian breaks that allow vital aid to enter Gaza."

The UK on Tuesday also imposed sanctions on four senior Hamas leaders and two of the organization's financiers.

The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, said the October 7 attack was in response to the 16-year blockade of Gaza, Israeli attacks on West Bank cities over the past year, frequent settler attacks on Palestinians and the expansion of their settlements. among other reasons.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who declared a state of war in Israel, said his army would use all its might to destroy Hamas' capabilities. "All the places where Hamas is hiding, from which it operates," he said, "we will turn them into ruins."/ VOA