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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"4b55635c-d0aa-47f0-9bb4-c9a40116fd5a","kind":"publish","page_slug":"zaid-issam-ahmed-al-jebouri-el-kahira-general-trading","published_at":"2026-07-31T12:09:26.426Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Zaid Issam Ahmed al-Jebouri / El-Kahira General Trading","sections":[{"content":"On July 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Zaid Issam Ahmed al-Jebouri as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886. The designation was announced as part of a broader Treasury action titled 'Treasury Disrupts Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Financial Networks,' which targeted a range of entities and individuals alleged to have provided financial support to Hamas. The designation freezes any property or interests in property that al-Jebouri holds within U.S. jurisdiction or under the control of U.S. persons. U.S. citizens and entities are prohibited from transacting with him, and foreign financial institutions risk secondary sanctions for facilitating transactions on his behalf. The action was coordinated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Customs and Border Protection.","heading":"OFAC Designation — July 23, 2026","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Treasury Disrupts Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Financial Networks — U.S. Department of the Treasury","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0572"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Counter Terrorism Designations — OFAC Recent Actions July 23, 2026","type":"regulatory","url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260723"}]},{"content":"El-Kahira for General Trading is a money exchange operation registered in Istanbul, Turkey. According to OFAC, the entity functioned as an over-the-counter (OTC) exchange desk and transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of Hamas. El-Kahira is alleged to have provided 'underground banking services' encompassing both fiat currency and cryptocurrency transactions. The company's ownership structure as identified by OFAC is as follows: Khaldun Khamis Zakaria Alden (Palestinian national, date of birth July 19, 1980, based in Turkey) is listed as the owner, while Zaid Issam Ahmed al-Jebouri and Abdullah Issam Ahmad al-Jebouri (both Iraqi nationals based in Turkey) are listed as shareholders. All three individuals were designated simultaneously with the entity on July 23, 2026. Israel's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) had previously listed El-Kahira in a January 2026 seizure order, establishing a prior international enforcement record against the company.","heading":"El-Kahira for General Trading — Entity Overview","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Treasury Disrupts Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Financial Networks — U.S. Department of the Treasury","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0572"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OFAC Sanctions Hamas Facilitators — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-hamas-facilitators-illicit-finance-july-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"US sanctions Turkey-based company for financing Hamas — Turkish Minute","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/07/24/us-sanctions-turkey-based-company-for-financing-hamas/"}]},{"content":"Two additional individuals were designated alongside Zaid Issam Ahmed al-Jebouri. Khaldun Khamis Zakaria Alden, a Palestinian national based in Turkey (date of birth July 19, 1980), is identified as the owner of El-Kahira for General Trading and was designated under E.O. 13224 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support to Hamas. Abdullah Issam Ahmad al-Jebouri, an Iraqi national also based in Turkey, is listed as a co-shareholder in El-Kahira alongside Zaid al-Jebouri. OFAC further alleges that Abdullah provided underground banking services to a separate organized criminal group, in addition to his role in El-Kahira's Hamas-linked operations. All three individuals carry SDGT status and are subject to the full range of OFAC sanctions consequences.","heading":"Associated Individuals","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Treasury Disrupts Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Financial Networks — U.S. Department of the Treasury","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0572"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Counter Terrorism Designations — OFAC Recent Actions July 23, 2026","type":"regulatory","url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260723"}]},{"content":"OFAC designated seven TRON (TRX) blockchain addresses as identifiers under al-Jebouri's SDN entry. According to on-chain analysis conducted by Chainalysis, these seven addresses collectively received approximately $38.6 million in cryptocurrency. On-chain tracing revealed that the designated wallets received funds from El-Kahira-related addresses that had already appeared in Israel's NBCTF January 2026 seizure order. Outflows from the designated addresses were reportedly routed to: (1) 'Buy Cash Money and Transfer Company,' a Gaza-based money service business already listed on OFAC's SDN list; (2) a UAE-based OTC desk; and (3) mainstream exchange deposit addresses that also received transfers from a Palestine-based OTC and at least one other previously identified Hamas-related wallet. The seven designated TRON addresses are: TPyE2oSoaysrXfLzwf9wetBVr9JudLwjtD, TVgUsVzA7mpFExP4zS7HHbtKti6UuBDuwZ, TLoG3vbjDgqmTD5bM7w9rMgA6ysaNReuRy, TAhHpxPRwo1Bmm1A9m51uZ31tcB7EPq7SY, TScXZTbDjjZ6a6jiC7dZjgCqfNo4vm7atV, TGr2i8ZQiiMRjP3mWyQUH2MQBfKu8GJNqm, and THJUJFyTnrBWb1ijWav7qfRBrjUuKgP49Z.","heading":"Cryptocurrency Activity — TRON Wallets","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Counter Terrorism Designations — OFAC Recent Actions July 23, 2026","type":"regulatory","url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260723"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OFAC Sanctions Hamas Facilitators — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-hamas-facilitators-illicit-finance-july-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OFAC Sanctions Update: Seven TRON Addresses Added to OFAC SDN List — Scorechain","type":"research","url":"https://www.scorechain.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-update-seven-tron-addresses-added-to-ofac-sdn-list-in-hamas-related"}]},{"content":"OFAC's designation states that El-Kahira for General Trading provided underground banking services, encompassing both fiat and cryptocurrency transactions, to the Foxtrot Network, a Sweden-based organized crime group. The Foxtrot Network, also known in open sources as 'The Foxtrot Network,' emerged in Sweden in the late 2010s and is led by Rawa Majid (also known as 'the Kurdish Fox'). The Foxtrot Network has separately been reported to have direct operational ties to Iran. Abdullah Issam Ahmad al-Jebouri is additionally alleged by OFAC to have provided underground banking services to a separate (unnamed) organized criminal group. The involvement of El-Kahira in servicing both Hamas-linked flows and European organized crime networks illustrates alleged dual-use of underground banking infrastructure.","heading":"Organized Crime Nexus — Foxtrot Network","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Treasury Disrupts Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Financial Networks — U.S. Department of the Treasury","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0572"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Foxtrot (criminal network) — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot_(criminal_network)"},{"credibility":2,"name":"US Treasury Sanctions Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood Network — i24NEWS","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/artc-us-treasury-sanctions-senior-muslim-brotherhood-official-hamas-financial-networks"}]},{"content":"The July 23, 2026 OFAC action was broader than the al-Jebouri and El-Kahira designations alone. In the same announcement, Treasury also designated Mahmoud al-Abyari, a UK-based senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official identified as Secretary General of the Muslim Brotherhood General Secretariat, for alleged support of Hamas fundraising. Two other entities were designated simultaneously: Tujah Bulah Global (Indonesia, also operating as 'Seven Spikes Global'), described as a Hamas-created fundraising front for Hamas's military wing; and Madad Palestine Charitable Society (Gaza), alleged to be a Hamas front that diverted funds raised ostensibly for civilians to Hamas military purposes. Treasury stated the July 2026 action builds upon earlier related OFAC actions announced on March 12, 2026 and January 21, 2026, reflecting a sustained enforcement campaign. The Foxtrot Network itself had been the subject of a separate March 12, 2026 OFAC action targeting its links to the Iranian regime.","heading":"Broader Sanctions Action Context","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Treasury Disrupts Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Financial Networks — U.S. Department of the Treasury","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0572"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Treasury Sanctions Swedish Gang and Leader Serving Iranian Regime — Global Security","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2025/iran-250312-treasury01.htm"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Counter Terrorism Designations and Designations Removals — OFAC January 21, 2026","type":"regulatory","url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260121"}]},{"content":"Prior to the U.S. OFAC designation, Israel's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) had identified El-Kahira for General Trading in a January 2026 cryptocurrency seizure order. This seizure order predated the OFAC action by approximately six months and reflects independent Israeli enforcement action against the same network. On-chain analysis indicates that wallet addresses appearing in the NBCTF January 2026 seizure order had transferred funds to the TRON addresses that OFAC ultimately designated under al-Jebouri's SDN entry. The Chainalysis analysis notes that this cross-jurisdictional enforcement pattern — Israel acting first in January 2026, followed by OFAC in July 2026 — demonstrates the increasing coordination among international counterterrorism financing authorities targeting Hamas's cryptocurrency infrastructure.","heading":"Israel NBCTF Prior Enforcement","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"OFAC Sanctions Hamas Facilitators — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-hamas-facilitators-illicit-finance-july-2026/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Cryptocurrency Seizure Orders — NBCTF Israel","type":"regulatory","url":"https://nbctf.mod.gov.il/en/Minister%20Sanctions/PropertyPerceptions/Pages/Blockchain.aspx"}]},{"content":"Any virtual asset service provider (VASP), exchange, or financial institution that has processed transactions involving the seven designated TRON addresses (TPyE2oSoaysrXfLzwf9wetBVr9JudLwjtD, TVgUsVzA7mpFExP4zS7HHbtKti6UuBDuwZ, TLoG3vbjDgqmTD5bM7w9rMgA6ysaNReuRy, TAhHpxPRwo1Bmm1A9m51uZ31tcB7EPq7SY, TScXZTbDjjZ6a6jiC7dZjgCqfNo4vm7atV, TGr2i8ZQiiMRjP3mWyQUH2MQBfKu8GJNqm, THJUJFyTnrBWb1ijWav7qfRBrjUuKgP49Z) or with El-Kahira for General Trading, Zaid al-Jebouri, Abdullah al-Jebouri, or Khaldun Khamis Zakaria Alden faces potential U.S. secondary sanctions exposure. Scorechain's compliance analysis notes that the designation carries secondary sanctions risk, meaning non-U.S. institutions facilitating transactions with these addresses may also face consequences. Chainalysis has noted that the action highlights the compliance significance of 'regional cryptocurrency exchange offices,' particularly small, informal, and unlicensed OTC desks operating in jurisdictions with limited enforcement capacity.","heading":"Compliance Risk","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"OFAC Sanctions Update: Seven TRON Addresses Added to OFAC SDN List — Scorechain","type":"research","url":"https://www.scorechain.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-update-seven-tron-addresses-added-to-ofac-sdn-list-in-hamas-related"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OFAC Sanctions Hamas Facilitators — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-hamas-facilitators-illicit-finance-july-2026/"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Treasury Disrupts Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Financial Networks — U.S. Department of the Treasury","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0572"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Counter Terrorism Designations — OFAC Recent Actions July 23, 2026","type":"regulatory","url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260723"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Counter Terrorism Designations and Designations Removals — OFAC January 21, 2026","type":"regulatory","url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260121"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Cryptocurrency Seizure Orders — NBCTF Israel","type":"regulatory","url":"https://nbctf.mod.gov.il/en/Minister%20Sanctions/PropertyPerceptions/Pages/Blockchain.aspx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OFAC Sanctions Hamas Facilitators — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-hamas-facilitators-illicit-finance-july-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OFAC Sanctions Update: Seven TRON Addresses Added to OFAC SDN List — Scorechain","type":"research","url":"https://www.scorechain.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-update-seven-tron-addresses-added-to-ofac-sdn-list-in-hamas-related"},{"credibility":2,"name":"US sanctions Turkey-based company for financing Hamas — Turkish Minute","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/07/24/us-sanctions-turkey-based-company-for-financing-hamas/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"US Treasury sanctions senior Muslim Brotherhood official, Hamas financial networks — i24NEWS","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/artc-us-treasury-sanctions-senior-muslim-brotherhood-official-hamas-financial-networks"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Treasury Disrupts Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Financial Networks — Global Security","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2026/07/sec-260723-treasury02.htm"},{"credibility":2,"name":"US moves to disrupt Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas financial networks — The National","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/07/23/us-moves-to-disrupt-muslim-brotherhood-and-hamas-financial-networks/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Foundation for Defense of Democracies — US Treasury sanctions Turkish Hamas financiers","type":"research","url":"https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/07/27/us-treasury-sanctions-turkish-hamas-financiers-as-erdogan-presses-for-f-35s/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Hamas crypto sanctions: How Hamas-related crypto Addresses Got 160M USDT — Global Ledger","type":"research","url":"https://blog.globalledger.io/research-investigations/hamas-related-sanctions-why-proactive-compliance-matters-now-more-than-ever"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OFAC Targets Hamas Financiers Using TRON Wallets — Blockchain.News","type":"news_article","url":"https://blockchain.news/news/ofac-sanctions-hamas-tron-wallets"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Foxtrot (criminal network) — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot_(criminal_network)"}],"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.","timeline":[{"date":"2026-01-01","event":"Israel's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) issues a seizure order listing El-Kahira for General Trading and associated cryptocurrency addresses.","source":"Chainalysis analysis citing NBCTF records","source_url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-hamas-facilitators-illicit-finance-july-2026/"},{"date":"2026-01-21","event":"OFAC issues a separate counter-terrorism designation action (related Hamas network enforcement, predating the al-Jebouri action).","source":"OFAC Recent Actions — January 21, 2026","source_url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260121"},{"date":"2026-03-12","event":"OFAC sanctions the Foxtrot Network and its leader for links to the Iranian regime — the same criminal group that El-Kahira allegedly serviced.","source":"Global Security / Treasury press release","source_url":"https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2025/iran-250312-treasury01.htm"},{"date":"2026-07-23","event":"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.","source":"U.S. Department of the Treasury press release","source_url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0572"},{"date":"2026-07-24","event":"Turkish Minute and international media report on the sanctions; action draws attention to Turkey's role as a base for Hamas-linked financial operations.","source":"Turkish Minute","source_url":"https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/07/24/us-sanctions-turkey-based-company-for-financing-hamas/"},{"date":"2026-07-27","event":"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.","source":"Foundation for Defense of Democracies","source_url":"https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/07/27/us-treasury-sanctions-turkish-hamas-financiers-as-erdogan-presses-for-f-35s/"}]},"v":1}

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