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US sanctions 4 individuals over allegedly facilitating Hezbollah's finances - OFAC

Washington, May 15 (UNI) The US Department of the Treasury has sanctioned two senior officials of the Lebanese-based Shia movement Hezbollah, as well as two people allegedly facilitating the movement's financial operations, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said on Thursday.
"Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting two senior Hizballah [Hezbollah] officials and two financial facilitators for their roles in coordinating financial transfers for Hizballah. These individuals, based in Lebanon and Iran, work closely with Hizballah leadership to send money to the group from overseas donors. These donations are a significant portion of the terrorist group's overall budget. In addition to managing and processing funding for Hizballah within Lebanon, one of these individuals is responsible for overseeing financial activity for Hizballah-aligned groups around the world," OFAC said in a statement.
The measures target Mu'in Daqiq Al-'Amili, a senior movement representative in Iran who coordinated cash payments to senior Hezbollah officials, and Jihad Alami, who was responsible for receiving and distributing the funding, the office added.
"Following Hamas' brutal attack on October 7 and during the ensuing conflict in Gaza in late 2023 and early 2024, Al-'Amili coordinated the delivery of at least $50,000 to Alami in Lebanon, which was collected from Iran, likely for onward transfer to Gaza," the statement read.
The office also targets Fadi Nehme, who oversaw the movement's overall budget and spending, and Hasan Abdallah Ni'mah, who facilitated Hezbollah's "funding and networking opportunities" in Africa, it said.
"Al-'Amili, Alami, and Nehme are being designated ... for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hizballah. Ni'mah is being designated ... for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Hizballah," the office added.
All properties and assets of the sanctioned individuals that are located in the US or controlled by US people, as well as entities that are owned by them by at least 50%, will be blocked, OFAC said.
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