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Gaza Flotilla Leader Linked to Hamas Sanctioned by US Treasury
The action freezes U.S. assets and bars transactions, while Treasury says the flotilla was organized by Hamas-linked networks.
- On Tuesday, the Treasury imposed sanctions on four individuals linked to a Turkish-led Gaza-bound flotilla, targeting leaders associated with the PCPA and the Samidoun network.
- Israeli naval forces have intercepted at least 41 vessels from the convoy, which departed Marmaris, Turkey, last week, as Treasury describes the PCPA and Samidoun as financial fronts for Hamas and the PFLP.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the move aims to "sever Hamas' global financial support networks," freezing assets of designated figures including Saif Hashim Kamel Abukishek and Mohammed Khatib.
- Broadening the scope, the Treasury also sanctioned Hamas operatives Karim Sayed Ahmed Moghny and Muhammad Jamal Hassan al-Najjar for recruiting militants and planning attacks with HASM, the Egypt-based violent offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Critics like Isabelle Hayslip of DAWN argue Washington uses the "terrorism label" to stifle international dissent, while human rights advocates report dozens of vessels have been intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters over the past two years.
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