Officials say a Lebanese man sanctioned by the U.S. for his alleged links with the Palestinian group Hamas has been found dead after he went missing for a week. Mohammad Srour was sanctioned in 2019. He was accused of transferring tens of millions of dollars annually from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to Hamas’ military wing, which is currently at war with Israel in Gaza. A top U.S. Treasury official visited Lebanon in March and pressed authorities to obstruct funds being funneled to Hamas through the Mediterranean country. Srour’s relatives say all his financial transactions were transparent and he simply worked in money exchange.
