US Presses Gulf Allies to Help Stem Fresh Fundraising for Hamas
- US-Gulf group calls special meeting to curb Hamas cash inflows
- Aim is to stop Hamas building on Oct. 7 deadly Israel attack
An Israeli soldier displays military equipment used by militants during the Oct. 7 attack against Israel.
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The US has called on Gulf Arab states to help clamp down on a suspected increase in fundraising by the militant group Hamas following its deadly attack on Israel earlier this month.
A previously scheduled meeting of the Riyadh-based Terrorist Financing Targeting Center — a body formed in 2017 including the US, Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf Arabic states — was brought forward to Monday this week from next month, according to the US Treasury.