WASHINGTON, United States: The United States on Tuesday issued sanctions against four people associated with a humanitarian aid flotilla to the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza, accusing them of being “pro-terrorist.” Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Monday after it sailed from Turkiye last week, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denouncing the mission as a “malicious scheme” intended to support Hamas.

The United States is imposing sanctions against four people associated with an aid flotilla trying to access Gaza, the Treasury said in a statement on

The sanctions target individuals officials say are linked to networks that finance maritime convoys to Gaza while maintaining ties to Hamas.