{"id":2216491,"date":"2024-04-09T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-house-group-seeks-to-sanction-gaza-armed-factions-over-role-in-oct-7-hamas-attacks\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T13:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:13:50","slug":"bipartisan-house-group-seeks-to-sanction-gaza-armed-factions-over-role-in-oct-7-hamas-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-house-group-seeks-to-sanction-gaza-armed-factions-over-role-in-oct-7-hamas-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"A cross-party House coalition aims to impose sanctions on Gaza militant groups following their involvement in the October 7 Hamas assaults"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbipartisan-house-group-seeks-to-sanction-gaza-armed-factions-over-role-in-oct-7-hamas-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2216491&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-da-blasts-gov-newsom-for-not-stopping-release-of-convicted-killer\/\" title=\"Calif. DA blasts Gov. Newsom for not stopping release of convicted killer\">bipartisan group<\/a> of House \u200dlawmakers is introducing \u2062a bill to sanction armed\u2062 factions in Gaza for their involvement in \u2062the October 7, \u200b2023, attacks on Israel. The Popular Resistance Committees, deemed the third-largest terror group in Gaza, are highlighted in the bill. Rep.\u2064 Brad Sherman sponsors the bill, joined\u2062 by Reps. Michael McCaul, David Kustoff, and Brad Schneider.\u200b A cross-party \u200ccoalition of House legislators is presenting \u2064a bill to impose sanctions on Gaza&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-gunmen-help-ban-qaddafi-son-from-libya-presidential-election\/\" title=\"Armed Gunmen Help Ban Qaddafi Son from Libya Presidential Election\">militant factions<\/a> for \u200ctheir role in \u2064the October 7, 2023, assaults on Israel. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/svb-collapse-schumer-sidesteps-whether-hed-support-warren-bill-to-regulate-big-banks\/\" title=\"SVB collapse: Schumer sidesteps whether he\u2019d support Warren bill to regulate big banks\">legislation specifically targets<\/a> the Popular Resistance \u200cCommittees, identified as\u2063 the third most significant terrorist group in\u2062 Gaza. Rep. \u2064Brad\u200b Sherman leads\u2064 the bill, supported by Reps. Michael McCaul, David Kustoff, and\u2063 Brad Schneider.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A bipartisan group of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> lawmakers is introducing legislation to sanction a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-and-israel-exchange-fire-as-jerusalem-unrest-ignites-gaza\/\" title=\"Hamas and Israel Exchange Fire as Jerusalem Unrest Ignites Gaza\">armed factions<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a> for their role in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, obtained by <em>Axios<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24537375-finalbilltextaccountabilityforterroristperpetratorsofoctober7thact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>details<\/a> the Popular Resistance Committees as the \u201cthird-largest terror group in the Gaza strip\u201d after <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The Popular Resistance Committees have been able to avoid sanctions from the United States so far, despite the factions\u2019 connection to the top two terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), the bill\u2019s sponsor, is joined by Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX), David Kustoff (R-TN), and Brad Schneider (D-IL). McCaul\u2019s inclusion on the bill is significant, given his role as chairman of the prominent Foreign Affairs Committee. His support could make GOP leadership more inclined to bring the bill to the House floor for a vote.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the bill is to impose sanctions on the Popular Resistance Committees that effectively block the groups and those connected to them from owning property or doing business in the U.S., as well as possessing a U.S. entry visa. The State Department would also have to issue a report on whether to designate the Popular Resistance Committees and the Lion\u2019s Den militant group as terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor far too long, the Popular Resistance Committees have flown under the radar and avoided real consequences for their horrific crimes,\u201d Sherman said in a statement to <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Masked militants from the al-Nasser Brigades, an armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, march with their rifles during a military drill at their training camp in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. PRC organized a military drill to commemorate the 18th anniversary of their group. (AP Photo\/Adel Hana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks waged against Israel, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeTruzman\/status\/1712454355105009944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>released evidence<\/a> showing how the Popular Resistance Committees participated in the attacks that left nearly 1,200 Israelis dead.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time has come to hold this heinous terror group accountable for decades of cowardly attacks against innocent Israelis, Americans, and Palestinians, and apply the full force of U.S. sanctions to cut off the PRC from the global financial system,\u201d Sherman said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to Kustoff, McCaul, Sherman, and Schneider for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, a bipartisan House team proposed a bill to sanction Gaza&#8217;s armed factions for their involvement in the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. 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