Admin I Friday, Jan. 04, 2024
WASHINGTON – The United States has moved to clip the winds of Hamas by going after those supporting them financially in their continued resistance of Israelis, who have killed over 22,000 Palestinians in revenge against the October 7 surprise attack on Israel in which 1, 200 people were killed.
In a statement, the U.S. The Department of Treasury said it is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the disruption of financial mechanisms of Foreign Terrorist Organization Hamas.
Under this reward offer, the Department seeks information on Hamas financial facilitators Abdelbasit Hamza Elhassan Khair, Amer Kamal Sharif Alshawa, Ahmed Sadu Jahleb, Walid Mohammed Mustafa Jadallah, and Muhammad Ahmad ‘Abd Al-Dayim Nasrallah.
According to the United States, Abdelbasit Hamza Elhassan Mohamed Khair, “Hamza,” is a Sudan-based Hamas financier who has managed numerous companies in Hamas’s investment portfolio and was previously involved in the transfer of almost $20 million to Hamas, including funds sent directly to senior Hamas financial officer and U.S.-designated Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) Mahir Jawad Yunis Salah.
The statement added that the network used by Hamza to launder money and generate revenue for Hamas includes Sudan-based Al Rowad Real Estate Development, which the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated as an SDGT in May 2022. Hamza also has longstanding financing ties to al-Qa’ida and Usama bin Laden-linked companies in Sudan.
Amer Kamal Sharif Alshawa, Ahmed Sadu Jahleb, and Walid Mohammed Mustafa Jadallah, the statement continued are Hamas operatives and are part of Hamas’s investment network in Türkiye.
“Türkiye-based Alshawa is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Trend GYO and has served as a board member on several Hamas investment portfolio companies.
“Türkiye-based Jahleb serves as the Hamas investment portfolio secretary and coordinates various activities for Hamas-controlled companies and Hamas officials.
“Türkiye-based Jadallah serves on the boards of several investment portfolio companies.
‘Muhammad Ahmad ‘Abd Al-Dayim Nasrallah is a longtime Hamas operative with close ties to Iranian entities. He has been involved in the transfer of tens of millions of dollars to Hamas, including to Hamas’s military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassim Brigades”, the statement said.
On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated all five individuals as SDGTs under Executive Order 13224, as amended, which targets terrorist groups and their supporters.
The U.S. Department of State designated Hamas a Foreign Terrorist Organization in October 1997 and an SDGT entity in October 2001.
Rewards may be provided for information leading to the identification and disruption of:
any source of revenue for Hamas or its key financial facilitation mechanisms;
major Hamas donors or financial facilitators; financial institutions or exchange houses facilitating Hamas transactions; businesses or investments owned or controlled by Hamas or its financiers; front companies engaged in international procurement of dual-use technology on behalf of Hamas; criminal schemes involving Hamas members and supporters which financially benefit the organization.
Since its inception in 1984, Rewards for Justice has paid in excess of $250 million to more than 125 people across the globe who provided actionable information that had helped resolve threats to U.S. national security. Follow us on X/Twitter at RFJ_USA.
