US indicts Hamas operative, three Americans for funneling $1.7M to Gaza

US federal indictments charge Hamas militant Salih al-Zaq and three Americans, including two brothers from Louisiana, with raising over $1.7 million for Hamas during the Gaza war, allegedly disguising funds as aid for civilians. The case marks a notable enforcement action against alleged terrorist financing via crowdfunding, though the extent of the network and actual fund destination remains under investigation.