US designates 3 Palestinians, 1 Lebanese national over links to Hamas

WASHINGTON: The United States has designated three Palestinians and one Lebanese national for funneling money for Hamas, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in a statement on Thursday.

This designation was done by OFAC in partnership with the Sultanate of Oman…. no further info on what the connection is be Oman and this case of IRGC-QF funding for Hamas

— Matthew Levitt (@Levitt_Matt) August 29, 2019

Treasury: in the past 4 years, the IRGC-QF transferred over U.S. $200 million dollars to #Hamas Izz-Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades.

— Matthew Levitt (@Levitt_Matt) August 29, 2019

Kamal Abdelrahman Aref Awad provides financial, material, technological support, financial & more to or in support of, HAMAS. In early 2018, Gaza-based Awad used the same Gaza-based HAMAS financial facilitator as Sarur to provide 100s of thousands of $ in deposits for HAMAS.

— Matthew Levitt (@Levitt_Matt) August 29, 2019

As of mid-2018, Fawaz Muhmud Ali Nasser, a Gaza-based HAMAS financial auditor, worked with Gaza-based money exchanger Muhammad Kamal al-Ayy to transfer Iranian funds thru #Hezbollah to #Hamas & #PIJ. Nasser also managed $ re HAMAS prisoners, including those in the Ofer prison

— Matthew Levitt (@Levitt_Matt) August 29, 2019

“The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List: AL-AYY, Muhammad Kamal; AWAD, Kamal Abdelrahman Aref; NASSER, Fawaz Mahmud Ali; SARUR, Muhammad,” the statement said.