The United States sanctioned the officials of the Hamas drone unit and its cyber operatives

On Friday local time, 6 months after Israel’s war against Gaza, the US Treasury Department announced that it has imposed sanctions on the officials of the Hamas drone unit and its cyber operatives.

The US Department of Treasury claimed: The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of Treasury is targeting the leaders of the Hamas group based in Gaza and Lebanon, who have carried out cyber offensive operations and control the drones of this terrorist group. Simultaneously with this action, the European Union imposes sanctions against Hamas.

Today’s joint action underscores our continued and collective focus on disrupting Hamas’ ability to carry out further attacks, including through cyber warfare and drone production, said Brian Nelson, US Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. strengthens.

This American official stated: The Treasury Department, in coordination with its allies and partners, will continue to target Hamas-supporting networks wherever they operate, including in the cyber domain.

Before this, the US Treasury Department, in continuation of its sanctions against Hamas since the attack of this group known as Al-Aqsa storm operation against Israeli positions on October 7, 2023, announced that the Telegram channel “Gaza Hala” and its founder “Mustafa Ayash” has sanctioned for allegedly trying to collect financial aid for Hamas.

The US Department of Treasury claimed: “Following the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, the entity known as “Gaza Now” made fundraising efforts to support Hamas. This organization and its founder named “Mustafa Ayash”, as well as Al-Quraishi Executive companies, and recently Al-Quraishi and the director of these two companies, Aozma Sultane, tried to collect financial aid for Hamas.”

The United States of America has been saying since the operation of October 7, 2023, that Hamas does not consider any role for this group in the future.

Palestinian resistance groups led by Hamas, on October 15, 1402, on October 7, 2023, launched a surprise operation called “Al-Aqsa Storm” from Gaza (southern Palestine) against the positions of the Israeli regime. In December 1402, equal to November 24, 2023, a four-day temporary ceasefire was established between Israel and Hamas, or a pause for the exchange of prisoners between Hamas and Israel. This pause or temporary ceasefire lasted for seven days and finally ended on December 10, 2023, and the Israeli regime resumed attacks on Gaza.

Source: IRNA