U.S. Treasury imposes sanctions on seven Hezbollah officials and Tashilat SARL
Seven members of the Lebanese organization Al-Qard Al-Hassan and one company have been sanctioned by the United States for involvement in financial schemes linked to Hezbollah.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3 — The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against seven senior officials of the Lebanese organization Al-Qard Al-Hassan (AQAH), as well as the affiliated company Tashilat SARL, which is controlled by Hezbollah and has been under U.S. sanctions since 2007.
The new measures were implemented under Executive Order 13224, targeting terrorist organizations.
The individuals sanctioned are Nehme Ahmad Jamil, Issa Hussein Kassir, Samer Hasan Fawaz, Imad Mohamad Bezz, Ali Mohamad Karnib, Ali Ahmad Krisht, and Mohammed Suleiman Badir.
They held leadership positions at AQAH and facilitated Hezbollah's use of Lebanon’s formal financial system to circumvent sanctions while concealing the true origin of funds.
Tashilat SARL, which also came under sanctions, had provided mortgage loans after the 2006 conflict and financed Hezbollah’s operations. Its co-owners include Jamil, Ahmad Yazbeck, and Hussein al-Shami — all previously listed by OFAC.
According to Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender, AQAH’s activities posed risks to Lebanese banks, undermined anti-money laundering efforts, and allowed Hezbollah to expand its financial network.
All assets of the listed individuals and entities in the United States are now frozen, and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them.
The Treasury emphasized that these sanctions are not intended as punishment, but as a tool to dismantle Hezbollah’s financial infrastructure and support efforts by Lebanese authorities to reduce the group’s influence.
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