The militant group Hamas raised funds for its Oct. 7 attack on Israel through a series of companies in foreign countries – some of which have been hit with US sanctions. As The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports, U.S. officials say Turkey has served as a staging ground for financial activities tied to Hamas. Cutting off the money supply has not been easy.
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