US imposes sanctions on Hamas financing network including French entities

The United States imposed sanctions on Friday targeting three individuals and two France-based charitable associations, accusing them of operating within a network that raised more than $2 million for Hamas, according to Sky News Arabia.

The sanctions mark the latest U.S. action aimed at disrupting financial networks allegedly tied to Hamas, a group the United States has designated as a foreign terrorist organization. The report said the two charities named in the action were based in France, highlighting the international scope of the alleged fundraising network.

Sky News Arabia's report did not identify the three sanctioned individuals by name, nor did it detail the specific mechanisms through which the funds were allegedly transferred or used. U.S. sanctions of this kind typically freeze any assets the designated individuals or entities hold within U.S. jurisdiction and bar American citizens and companies from conducting transactions with them.

The French government has not been quoted in the report responding to the U.S. action against entities operating on its soil. It was also not immediately clear whether French authorities had conducted their own parallel investigation into the charities' activities.

The sanctions add to a broader set of measures the U.S. Treasury Department has periodically rolled out against networks it alleges provide financial support to Hamas and related organizations.