US blacklists two French nationals accused of financing Hamas through charities
The United States has blacklisted two French nationals over alleged Hamas financing through charities, Le Monde reports. According to the US Treasury account cited by the newspaper, they raised more than $2 million since 2020 under the guise of humanitarian aid for Gaza.
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The United States has placed Faouzi Barika and Amel Oualid, both French nationals, on a blacklist over accusations of financing Hamas through their charities, according to Le Monde.
The newspaper cites the US Treasury as alleging that the pair collected more than $2 million from 2020 onward under the guise of humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
According to the Treasury account reported by Le Monde, the funds were subsequently transferred to a member of Hamas’s armed wing. The provided excerpt does not include a response from either person or independent corroboration of the allegations.
Original source
- Le Monde – Internationallemonde.fr
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