Following the Seizure Order, about 150 digital wallets were seized, belonging to an exchange company owned by Shemlach Family in the Gaza Strip, serving funds transfer to the Hamas.
In a joint activity of the Intelligence Branch in the I.D.F., the NBCTF – National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing, the National Cyber Unit in Lahav 433, of the Israel Police, and the Cyber unit in the State Advocacy, an infrastructure of activity in cryptocurrencies was exposed, managed by the Shemlach Family in the Gaza Strip, serving as a pipeline for funds transfer to the Hamas Terror Organization, and the financing of its military arm activity.
The Seizure of Cryptocurrency valued at 2.6 Million ILS is one of the most significant assets captured in recent years. It constitutes real damage to the exchange company and its ability to assist in the Terror Organization's financing.
ASO 79/21
