Hamas's Financial Network

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Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the disruption of financial mechanisms of the terrorist organization Hamas, also known as Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya.

In addition to the funds Hamas receives from Iran, its secret international investment portfolio generates vast sums of revenue through its assets, estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, with companies operating in Sudan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries.

Hamas also relies on small-dollar donations, and has generated revenue through the use of online fundraising campaigns and virtual currency.

The U.S. Department of State is offering rewards for information leading to the identification and disruption of Hamas’s revenue sources and key financial facilitation mechanisms, to include:

• Front companies engaged in international activity on Hamas’s behalf;
• Entities or individuals assisting Hamas in evading U.S. and international sanctions;
• Formal financial institutions doing business with Hamas;
• Hamas transfers of funds and materials;
• Hamas donors or financial facilitators;
• Financial institutions or exchange houses facilitating Hamas transactions;
• Businesses or investments owned or controlled by Hamas or its financiers;
• Online fundraising campaigns launched by or for the benefit of Hamas;
• Financial account numbers and virtual currency wallet addresses used by Hamas to transfer funds and conduct business; and
• Criminal schemes involving Hamas members and supporters, which are financially benefiting the organization.

Hamas was established in 1987 at the onset of the first Palestinian uprising, or first intifada. Its military wing — the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades — has conducted anti-Israel attacks in both Israel and the Palestinian territories since the 1990s. These attacks have included large-scale bombings against Israeli civilian targets, small-arms attacks, improvised roadside explosives, and rocket attacks.

Hamas claimed responsibility for the August 2001 bombing of a Jerusalem Sbarro pizzeria that killed 15 people, including two Americans, and injured more than 120.

In April 2016, a Hamas member carried out a suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem that killed 20 people.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists launched coordinated attacks from Gaza into Israel which left more than 1,500 innocent civilians – including U.S. citizens – dead and missing. Additionally, Hamas fighters captured more than 200 hostages, including more than a dozen U.S. persons, in that assault and forced them across the border into Gaza.

On October 8, 1997, the U.S. Department of State designated Hamas as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. Later, on October 31, 2001, the Department of State designated Hamas as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended. As a result, all of Hamas’ property, and interests in property, subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with Hamas. It is a crime to knowingly provide, or to attempt or conspire to provide, material support or resources to Hamas.