Counter Terrorism Designations and Designations Removals

Treasury Press Release: Treasury Exposes and Disrupts Hamas’s Covert Support Network

Additions:

The following individual has been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [SDGT] Specially Designated Global Terrorist

BIRAWI, Zaher Khaled Hassan

• AKA: “Abu Hasan”
• Address: United Kingdom
• DOB: Oct 1961
• POB: Asira al-Shimaliya Village, West Bank, Palestinian Territories
• Nationality: Palestinian
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Party Type: individual
• Linked to: POPULAR CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINIANS ABROAD

Supplemental Information: Zaher Khaled Hassan Birawi is a United Kingdom-based individual who serves as a senior official of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA). He is a member of its General Secretariat and one of the organization’s founding members. The PCPA General Secretariat provides executive leadership and direction to the group, which functions as a front organization for Hamas.

The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [SDGT] Specially Designated Global Terrorist

AL-FALAH SOCIETY GAZA

• AKA: AL FALAH BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
• AKA: AL-FALAH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
• Address: Gaza
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 1999
• Organization Type: Other human health activities
• Target Type: Charity or Nonprofit Organization
• Linked to: HAMAS

Supplemental Information: Al-Falah Society Gaza claims to provide humanitarian services but is funded by and provides monetary support to Hamas. It has directly transferred money to the Hamas military wing, including over $2.5 million in funding over a recent three-year period.

AL-NUR SOCIETY GAZA

• AKA: AL NOOR PRISONER SOCIETY
• AKA: AL-NUR PRISONER ASSOCIATION
• AKA: EL-NUR SOCIETY
• AKA: JAMA’IT ELANUR AL-KHIRIYA
• Address: Gaza
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 2001
• Organization Type: Other human health activities
• Target Type: Charity or Nonprofit Organization
• Linked to: HAMAS

Supplemental Information: Al-Nur Society Gaza is integrated into Hamas’s military wing. Funds from Al-Nur are used to pay Hamas military wing members as well as provide services to Hamas fighters.

AL-SALAMEH SOCIETY GAZA

• AKA: AL-SALAMA CHARITABLE SOCIETY FOR THE CARE OF THE WOUNDED AND DISABLED
• AKA: “AL-SALAMEH SOCIETY”
• Address: Gaza
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 2006
• Organization Type: Other human health activities
• Target Type: Charity or Nonprofit Organization
• Linked to: HAMAS

Supplemental Information: Al-Salameh Society Gaza is organized by and integrated into Hamas’s military wing. Members of Hamas’s internal security forces are formally assigned to work in this organization. It is tasked and funded by Hamas to provide support for the organization and complete projects intended to benefit Hamas.

MERCIFUL HANDS GAZA

• AKA: MERCIFUL HANDS CHARITY
• AKA: THE MERCIFUL HANDS CHARITABLE SOCIETY
• AKA: “MERCIFUL HANDS ASSOCIATION”
• Address: Gaza
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 2005
• Organization Type: Other human health activities
• Target Type: Charity or Nonprofit Organization
• Linked to: HAMAS

Supplemental Information: Merciful Hands Gaza is controlled by the Hamas military wing. Some of its funding, as well as specific instructions for its operations, are provided by the Hamas military wing.

POPULAR CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINIANS ABROAD

• Address: Beirut, Lebanon; Istanbul, Turkey
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 2017
• Organization Type: Advocacy organization
• Linked to: HAMAS

Supplemental Information: The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) is a front organization for Hamas that operates in accordance with Hamas directives. It was established and managed by operatives from Hamas’s Bureau of International Relations. The PCPA is a main organizer of flotillas seeking to break the security cordon around Gaza and is used by Hamas to clandestinely expand its political influence.

QAWAFIL SOCIETY GAZA

• AKA: QAWAFIL ALKHAIR ASSOCIATION
• Address: Gaza
• Website: https://qawafilalkhair.net
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 2015
• Organization Type: Other human health activities
• Target Type: Charity or Nonprofit Organization
• Linked to: HAMAS

Supplemental Information: Qawafil Society Gaza is organized by and integrated into Hamas’s military wing. It is tasked and funded by Hamas to provide support for the organization and complete projects intended to benefit Hamas.

WAED CAPTIVE AND LIBERATORS SOCIETY

• AKA: VAED ASSOCIATION FOR PRISONERS AND RELEASED PERSONS
• AKA: WAED SOCIETY GAZA
• Address: Al-Sina’a Street, Gaza
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 2006
• Organization Type: Other human health activities
• Target Type: Charity or Nonprofit Organization
• Linked to: HAMAS

Supplemental Information: Waed Captive and Liberators Society is organized by and integrated into Hamas’s military wing, with members of Hamas’s internal security forces formally assigned to work there. It receives funding directly from Hamas to execute Hamas projects in Gaza and is tasked by the military wing to advocate on behalf of captured Hamas fighters.

Delistings:

The following deletions have been made to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Programs:

• [SDGT] Specially Designated Global Terrorist
• [IFSR] Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations

ALTOMARE S.A., 5 Aitolikou, Piraeus 18545, Greece; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 10 Dec 2001; Identification NumberIMO 5033025; Registration Number 999902991 (Greece) (Linked To: SEPEHR ENERGY JAHAN NAMA PARS COMPANY).

OFAC Program: [SDGT] Specially Designated Global Terrorist

KALLISTA (3E3407) Crude Oil Tanker Panama flag; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Vessel Year of Build 2010; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9411965; MMSI 352001127 (vessel) (Linked To: ALTOMARE S.A.).