OFAC says U.S. property of newly designated Hamas-linked persons is blocked and transactions are prohibited without a license

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Property and interests in property of the designated persons in the U.S. or controlled by U.S. persons are blocked and subject to OFAC reporting and transaction prohibitions absent authorization.

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The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated six Gaza-based charities and the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA), plus a U.K.-based individual, Zaher Khaled Hassan Birawi, alleging they are controlled by or provide material support to Hamas and its military wing. Treasury said documentary evidence taken from Hamas offices after October 7, 2023, shows the groups funneled funds and services to the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, including more than $2.5 million from Al-Falah to Hamas over three years. The designations are made under Executive Order 13224 and block U.S. property and transactions involving the named entities, while warning of civil, criminal, and secondary sanctions risks for violators. OFAC said its action seeks to protect the humanitarian sector and inform donors and partners about terrorist-financing risks.

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OFAC’s regulations and guidance state that when a person is designated (i.e., becomes a “blocked” person), all property and interests in property of that person that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked, reported to OFAC, and are generally prohibited from transactions by U.S. persons or within/transiting the United States unless authorized by an OFAC general or specific license or otherwise exempt. Verdict: True — U.S. law and OFAC guidance (31 C.F.R. §501.603 and OFAC FAQs) explicitly impose blocking, reporting, and a general prohibition on dealings absent authorization.

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Update · Jan 21, 2026, 11:52 PMTrue
OFAC’s regulations and guidance state that when a person is designated (i.e., becomes a “blocked” person), all property and interests in property of that person that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked, reported to OFAC, and are generally prohibited from transactions by U.S. persons or within/transiting the United States unless authorized by an OFAC general or specific license or otherwise exempt. Verdict: True — U.S. law and OFAC guidance (31 C.F.R. §501.603 and OFAC FAQs) explicitly impose blocking, reporting, and a general prohibition on dealings absent authorization.
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