US Continues to Disrupt Hamas' Sham Charity Network

President Donald Trump is keeping his promise to destroy the financial networks that support the world’s deadliest terrorist groups.

On March 12 the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated four sham charities that directly fund Hamas’s Military Wing and its terrorist activities militants and enable the group to sustain its terrorist operations. Hamas continues to rely on deceitful practices to hide its revenue-generating activities behind civilian organizations under the pretense of conducting humanitarian work, while in reality supporting the group’s continued efforts to fund their terrorist operations.

“Hamas continues to finance its military wing by exploiting sham charities to support terrorist operations,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.

The entities included in the U.S. action underscore Hamas’ efforts to leverage a covert global network to fund its Military Wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, which is responsible for carrying out some of the group’s most heinous terrorist activities.

As outlined in previous Treasury Department actions on October 7, 2024, June 10, 2025 and January 21, 2026, a key element of how Hamas raises overseas funds is through a network of nonprofit organizations that ultimately channel assets to local charities in Gaza that are controlled by Hamas.

Ghazi Destek Dernegi (GDD), Hayat Yolu, and the Palestinian White Hands Assistance and Solidarity Association (Palestinian White Hands), are three Türkiye-based nonprofit organizations that are involved in this process and have provided significant material support to Hamas. GDD and Hayat Yolu are charities involved in Hamas’ international funding network that enables Hamas to generate external revenue in direct support of Hamas’ military wing.

Indonesia-based Komite Nasional Untuk Rakyat Palestina (KNRP) is a charity that Hamas military wing internal documents revealed has provided funding for charitable projects in Gaza that Hamas directly benefited from. For example, KNRP has coordinated with Hamas to fund and distribute material destined exclusively for Hamas fighters.

Additionally, the Türkiye-based Hayat Yolu has been identified as an operational headquarters, banking and financial hub for the Muslim Brotherhood.
The State Department announced that “the Trump Administration will continue to use all available tools to expose and end the deceitful practices that these entities and individuals use to raise funds that support terror networks.’
The U.S., “the State Department noted, is “committed to ensuring that humanitarian aid can be delivered by reliable and safe organizations and to supporting international efforts to advance legitimate Palestinian interests and lasting peace in the region.”

“The Treasury Department will not allow Hamas to misuse the charitable sector for its violent aims,” said Secretary Bessent, “and we will continue to target these networks wherever they operate.”