The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official and three other individuals and three entities for providing support to Hamas, the Gaza-based militant group and Muslim Brotherhood offshoot.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said: "The Trump administration will relentlessly pursue terrorists and those who finance them. Whether operating under the guise of charities, businesses or underground financial networks, those who enable Hamas will be exposed, sanctioned and held accountable."
The sanctioned individuals include Mahmoud al-Abyari, a senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader based in the United Kingdom. His branch was designated as a specially designated global terrorist in January.
According to the federal government, al-Abyari supported fundraising for U.S.-sanctioned institutions tied to Hamas and assisted in providing financial support to the group.
Two organizations described as "sham charities" Were also sanctioned: the Indonesia-based Tujah Bulah Global and the Gaza-based Madad Palestine Charitable Society. The Treasury Department said Hamas created both entities for fundraising and revenue generation.
The government stated: "Today's action further exposes a multi‑layered typology, in which Muslim Brotherhood affiliates and Hamas‑directed front organizations operate transnational fundraising channels, using charitable facades and underground banking networks to move and disguise funds across jurisdictions."
Turkey-based money exchanger El-Kahira for General Trading, along with its owner and two shareholders, was also sanctioned for transferring hundreds of thousands of dollars for Hamas.
Thursday's action represents the third sanctions package against Muslim Brotherhood-linked entities announced by the Treasury Department this year. In January, the United States designated the Egyptian, Jordanian and Lebanese chapters of the Brotherhood as specially designated global terrorists, citing their support for Hamas. The State Department also designated the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terror organization and sanctioned its secretary-general, Muhammad Fawzi Taqqosh, as a specially designated global terrorist.
President Trump directed the State and Treasury Departments to review Muslim Brotherhood branches worldwide for possible sanctions.