OFAC SANCTIONS PALESTINIAN TERRORIST FINANCIERS FUNDING HAMAS THRU HEZBOLLAH

OFAC has designated these Palestinians as terrorist financiers who facilitated the movement of tens of millions of dollars from Iran's IRGC, through Hezbollah's hands, to Hamas' Izz-Al-Din Brigade, its military arm. Bayt al-Mal, an OFAC-sanctioned bank known to be controlled by Hezbollah, was part of the finding operation.

(1)MOHAMMAD KAMAL AL-AYY,  Date of Birth 22 December 1970.
(2) KAMAL ABDELRAHMAN AWAD, Date of Birth 7 August 1978.
(3) FAWAZ MAHMUD NASSER, Date of Birth 23 January 1979.
(4) MOHAMMAD SARUR, Date of Birth 5 February 1967.

The first three individuals above are based in Gaza; Sarur is based in Baalbeck, Lebanon.

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