Hamas condemns as “unjust” a move by the United States to sanction Palestinian associations that Washington accused of having links to the Islamist terror group.
The US yesterday imposed sanctions on six nonprofit organizations working in the Gaza Strip, which the Treasury Department said “claim to provide medical care to Palestinian civilians but in fact support the military wing of Hamas.”
It also announced sanctions on a group of Palestinians involved in civilian flotillas that aim to break Israel’s sea blockade on Gaza, ostensibly to bring in humanitarian aid.
The Treasury Department said the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad has been “a main organizer” of the flotillas and charged that it was “clandestinely acting on behalf of Hamas.”
“We view these decisions as unjust and oppressive,” Hamas says in a statement, claiming the sanctions were incited by Israel as a fight against the Palestinian “national cause.”
All the organizations were accused of “secret ties to Hamas” in the US Treasury statement.
The sanctions will block any assets the groups have in the United States and criminalize transactions with them.
Hamas calls on Washington to walk back its decision.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
We can't do this work alone.
The war with Iran has been draining for all of us in Israel. But when I heard about a high casualty incident – ballistic missile impacts in Arad and Dimona that left nearly 200 people wounded – I drank a cup of coffee, packed a bag, and headed south.
There, I spoke with Shilgit, the head of an after-school program for underprivileged youth. Standing outside her destroyed center, Shilgit said it was a miracle that no children were hurt and spoke about the community coming together in the hours since.
As a Times of Israel reporter, I’m committed to telling stories of resilience like Shilgit’s. But my colleagues and I can't do this alone. If you value work like this, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to keep real human reporting like this going.
— Stav Levaton, military reporter
Yes, I'll join
Yes, I'll join
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 22, 2026
