US Sanctions Officials Discuss Carve Outs for Gaza Aid With NGOs

Senior Treasury Department officials this week met with humanitarian groups, non-governmental organizations and others in Europe and the U.S. to stress that transactions involving Gaza-related aid aren’t prohibited by U.S. sanctions. Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson met with groups in Brussels and Washington, respectively, to hear about the “challenges in delivering aid in Gaza,” Treasury said. The officials shared the agency’s “commitment to ensuring that U.S. sanctions do not stand in the way of legitimate humanitarian activities.”