The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on October 2 sanctioned two French charities, Association Baraka and Ensemble C Mieux, and three individuals, Faouzi Barika, Amel Oualid, and Saleem Abdallah Saleem al-Zaq. This action was taken due to their alleged involvement in facilitating the transfer of cryptocurrency and other funds to Hamas. The Treasury accused Barika and Oualid of sending hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency to al-Zaq, a deputy battalion commander in Hamas's military wing. These fundraisers and associated organizations raised over $2 million for Hamas between 2020 and 2026.