Zaid Issam Ahmed al-Jebouri / El-Kahira General Trading
Summary
Zaid Issam Ahmed al-Jebouri is an Iraqi national based in Istanbul, Turkey, designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on July 23, 2026, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) for alleged involvement in a Hamas financial network. He is a shareholder in El-Kahira for General Trading, a Turkey-registered over-the-counter (OTC) exchange office that allegedly transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars for Hamas and provided underground banking services in both fiat currency and cryptocurrency. Seven TRON cryptocurrency wallet addresses associated with al-Jebouri have collectively received approximately $38.6 million.
Connected Entities
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Timeline(6 events)
2026-01-01
Israel's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) issues a seizure order listing El-Kahira for General Trading and associated cryptocurrency addresses.
Chainalysis analysis citing NBCTF records2026-01-21
OFAC issues a separate counter-terrorism designation action (related Hamas network enforcement, predating the al-Jebouri action).
OFAC Recent Actions — January 21, 20262026-03-12
OFAC sanctions the Foxtrot Network and its leader for links to the Iranian regime — the same criminal group that El-Kahira allegedly serviced.
Global Security / Treasury press release2026-07-23
OFAC designates Zaid Issam Ahmed al-Jebouri, Abdullah Issam Ahmad al-Jebouri, Khaldun Khamis Zakaria Alden, and El-Kahira for General Trading as SDGTs under E.O. 13224. Seven TRON wallet addresses (collectively having received ~$38.6M) are added to the SDN list under al-Jebouri's entry.
U.S. Department of the Treasury press release2026-07-24
Turkish Minute and international media report on the sanctions; action draws attention to Turkey's role as a base for Hamas-linked financial operations.
Turkish Minute2026-07-27
Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) publishes analysis linking the al-Jebouri/El-Kahira sanctions to Turkey-U.S. diplomatic dynamics, noting the timing as Turkish President Erdogan sought F-35 sales.
Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesDecision Log
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