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DOJ Dismantles Financial Network Behind $2M in Donations to Hamas
Authorities say the network collected more than $2 million through fake charity drives and cryptocurrency before arrests and sanctions in the United States and France.
- On Friday, the United States issued additional sanctions targeting Hamas' financial network, including a member of the Palestinian militant group's military wing and two France-based fundraisers, the Treasury Department said.
- Saleem Alzaq, a battalion deputy in Hamas' military wing based in Gaza, allegedly operated a global fundraising pipeline that moved more than $2 million to Hamas through deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency channels.
- Federal authorities arrested brothers Abdel Adhami and Omar Adhami in Louisiana, along with Raed Yousef in Florida, for allegedly funneling thousands of dollars to Hamas under the guise of charitable relief.
- Overseas, French authorities arrested three of Alzaq's associates—Faouzi Barika, Amel Oualid, and Nordine Barika—for their roles in moving funds, marking a coordinated international disruption of the financing ring.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that "anyone who finances or assists terrorist organizations" should expect prosecution, emphasizing the Department of Justice's commitment to cutting off funding for groups responsible for American deaths.
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An alleged Hamas fundraising ring spanned 3 continents. The feds say it ran through Louisiana.
Thousands of miles from Gaza, from a quiet suburb north of New Orleans, Abdel Adhami and his younger brother, Omar, are now accused of propelling what federal prosecutors say is a key prong of Hamas’ survival strategy three years into Israel’s bloody ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
·New Orleans, United States
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Faouzi B., president of Baraka association, was arrested and Amel O., president of Ensemble C Better association, was placed under judicial supervision
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Two million dollars would have been raised for the jihadist organization
·Madrid, Spain
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Two French aid agencies are said to have transferred funds to Hamas. Their leaders are suspected of financing the terrorist organization with cryptocurrencies.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right34Center24Last UpdatedBias Distribution49% Right
Bias Distribution
- 49% of the sources lean Right
49% Right
L 17%
C 34%
R 49%
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