U.S. imposes sanctions on Algerian entity for its ties with terrorist-labelled organization Hamas

The United States has imposed sanctions on Algerian NGO Al Baraka over its ties with Hamas and financial support provided to its terrorist activities. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. foreign terrorist organization.

“El Baraka,based in Algeria,diverted funds intended for humanitarian causes to fund Hamas. As President of El Baraka,Ahmed Brahimi worked to ensure funds were diverted to Hamas,” said the U.S. Treasury Department in a press release issued Tuesday.

Under the guise of providing humanitarian assistance,sham charities are used by terrorists as fronts to fund their subversive activities. “We will continue to use all available tools to prevent Hamas and other terrorist actors from exploiting the humanitarian situation in Gaza to fund their violent activities at the expense of their own people,” said Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender.

Today’s action has been taken pursuant to the counterterrorism authority in Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 against terrorist financiers to illicitly generate,store,and move funds. All property and interests of the black listed entities or persons will be seized. Violations of U.S. sanctions will result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties on U.S. and foreign persons.