Country: Lebanon;

Address: P.O. Box 14-6028 Beirut, Lebanon; P.O. Box 13-7692 Beirut, Lebanon;

Known also as: Waqfiya Ri’aya al-Usra al-Filistinya wa al-Lubnanya; AKA: Waqfiya Ri’aya Al-Isra Al-Libnaniya wa Al-Falastiniya; AKA: Al Waqfiya Al Usrah Al Filastinia; AKA: Al-Waqfiyyah for the Families of the Martyrs and Detainees in Lebanon; AKA: Al-Waqfiya Association; AKA: Wakfia Raaia Alasra AlFalestinia Wallbanania; AKA: Welfare of the Palestinian and Lebanese Family Care; AKA: Palestinian and Lebanese Families Welfare Trust; AKA: The Palestinian and Lebanese Families Welfare Association; AKA: Welfare Association for Palestinian and Lebanese Families; AKA: Endowment for Care of Lebanese and Palestinian Families; AKA: Lebanese and Palestinian Families Entitlement;

Email: Wakf_osra@hotmail.com; Wakf_oara@yahoo.com; Wrfl77@hotmail.com; wafla@terra.net.lb;

Registration Number: 1455/99; 1155/99;

Activities:

Al-Waqfiya Al-Ri’aya Al-Usra Al-Filistinya Wa Al-Lubnanya (“Al-Waqfiya”) has been designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 for being controlled by, acting for or on behalf of, and providing financial support to Hamas;

The Beirut-based Al-Waqfiya exist to support the families of Hamas fighters and prisoners and to raise money for programs and projects in the Palestinian territories intended to spread Hamas’s influence and control.

Al-Waqfiya, a central component of the Union of Good, which was designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 in November 2008 for supporting Hamas, was established by Hamas in 2000 to financially support the families of Hamas terrorists. The organization has been run by senior Hamas leadership for years, and several senior Hamas leaders play a dominant role within the organization.

Al-Waqfiya has facilitated the collection of money on Hamas’s behalf, and has used its ties with money-changers and merchants in the Middle East to transfer funds to Hamas in Gaza. When delivering funds to Gaza, Al-Waqfiya obscures the sources of the money so that donations appear as innocuous charitable contributions. Portions of funds sent by Al-Waqfiya to Hamas were used by Hamas military operatives, and have financed the Hamas infrastructure in the Palestinian territories.