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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
US announces sanctions against ten ‘key’ Hamas members
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Fighters in Hamas's military wing take part in a memorial service for a member of the Islamist terror group, in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, November 15, 2021. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
The US Treasury Department announces sanctions “on ten key Hamas terrorist group members, operatives, and financial facilitators in Gaza and elsewhere.”
“These individuals have supported Hamas and other terrorist organizations, enabling Hamas to conduct its brutal terrorism and carry out acts like the vicious attack on Israel,” the State Department says.
“Today’s actions are directed at Hamas terrorists and their support network, not Palestinians,” the State Department clarifies.
