Washington: The US State Division on Tuesday (native time) labelled Akram al-Ajouri, the chief of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad`s militant wing, as a specifically designated international terrorist, CNN reported. The US Treasury Division additionally imposed sanctions on “key Hamas officers and the mechanisms by which Iran offers assist to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).”Tuesday`s actions have been the newest penal measures taken in response to the October 7 Hamas assault in opposition to Israel, and each the designation and sanctions are meant to impede people` and organizations` entry to sources and funding, based on CNN.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned in an announcement that Al-Ajouri additionally serves as PIJ Deputy Secretary Common. A separate assertion by the US Treasury acknowledged that he “coordinated the militant coaching and recruitment operations for PIJ in Gaza, Syria, Sudan, Lebanon, and Yemen.”In the meantime, the Treasury Division additionally imposed sanctions on Mahmoud Khaled Zahhar, “a senior member and co-founder of Hamas who has labored carefully with Specifically Designated World Terrorist (SDGT) and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh.”
“Zahhar has spoken publicly on behalf of Hamas, together with in formal interviews, to threaten violence in opposition to Jewish civilians and emphasize its dedication to the destruction of Israel,” the Treasury Division mentioned in a information launch, including, “As a Hamas consultant, Zahhar has additionally acknowledged and thanked Iran for its assist of Hamas.”One other particular person, Mu`advert Ibrahim Muhammed Rashid al-Atili, was additionally sanctioned on Tuesday “for having acted or presupposed to act for or on behalf of, instantly or not directly, Hamas,” based on CNN.
The Treasury Division additionally imposed sanctions on PIJ Consultant to Iran Nasser Abu Sharif, the Muhjat Al-Quds Basis, “a PIJ-run, Iran-funded group whose main mission is to offer monetary assist to the households of PIJ fighters and prisoners,” and the muse`s chief, Jamil Yusuf Ahmad `Aliyan.
The Treasury Division has additionally sanctioned the Lebanon-based cash change firm Nabil Chouman & Co, which, based on the division, Hamas makes use of to switch cash from Iran to Gaza, in addition to its founder, Nabil Khaled Halil Chouman, his son Khaled Chouman, and one other Lebanon-based cash exchanger, Reda Ali Khamis.”For a number of years, the corporate has served as a conduit for transferring funds to Hamas, transferring tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to the terrorist group,” CNN reported the Treasury Division as saying.