The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against five people and five charities that it said support Hamas’s terror activities under the pretense of humanitarian work inside and outside of Gaza.

The federal government also sanctioned another charity linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Tuesday.

“Today’s action underscores the importance of safeguarding the charitable sector from abuse by terrorists like Hamas and the PFLP, who continue to leverage sham charities as fronts for funding their terrorist and military operations,” stated Michael Faulkender, the deputy U.S. treasury secretary.

“Treasury will continue to use all available tools to prevent Hamas, the PFLP and other terrorist actors from exploiting the humanitarian situation in Gaza to fund their

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