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On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 10 individuals and one entity associated with Hamas and Hamas-supporting networks. The action targeted four individuals connected to a pro-Hamas flotilla organized by the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA), a U.S.-designated organization attempting to access Gaza in support of Hamas. OFAC also designated individuals operating within Hamas-aligned Muslim Brotherhood networks, including operatives from Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM), an Egypt-based violent offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. The designated individuals include Saif Hashim Kamel Abukishek and Hisham Abdallah Sulayman Abu Mahfuz, both PCPA leaders; Mohammed Khatib and Jaldia Abubakra Aueda, officials of Samidoun (a front organization for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine); Marwan Abu Ras, head of the Palestinian Scholars Association; Karim Sayed Ahmed Moghny, a Hamas operative collaborating with HASM; Muhammad Jamal Hassan Al-Najjar, a Hamas operative; and Sherif Ahmed Ewis Ahmed, a HASM member. OFAC designated these individuals pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended, for their roles supporting Hamas or HASM terrorist activities. The designations block all U.S. property and interests held by these individuals and entities. U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting transactions involving designated persons unless authorized by OFAC license. Financial institutions risk secondary sanctions for knowingly conducting transactions on behalf of designated persons. Violations may result in civil or criminal penalties. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the action demonstrates the department's commitment to severing Hamas's global financial support networks. More information on the designated individuals is available on OFAC's website.