A Republican lawmaker introduced a resolution Wednesday pressing for an investigation into “whether any cryptocurrencies were exchanged between Hamas and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.”
Rep. Tim Burchett’s (R-TN) resolution, which would have to be adopted by both chambers of Congress, would request the Treasury and State departments to look into how Hamas, which has joined other Palestinian terrorist factions in relying on blockchain technology, uses cryptocurrency to boost its operations. The resolution comes days after the Washington Examiner first reported that an Israeli firm called Lionsgate Network is investigating digital wallets held by the UNRWA, the since-fired staffers of which were accused by Israel of taking part in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led massacre, prompting the United States and other countries to halt aid to the UNRWA.
