More progress reported in fight against dirty crypto flows.
collaboration among the Israeli defense and justice ministries, Israeli intelligence and new technology for the operation, according to local media.
Speaking at a conference on June 27, Gallant said the operation concluded “a few days ago” and seized crypto that had been transferred to terrorist organization Hezbollah and the Iranian Quds Force. It was the largest seizure of cryptocurrency from those groups so far. “We have effectively cut off the flow of terror funds via this channel,” Gallant said. He added:
“In recent months, we have developed at the National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing in the Ministry of Defense, in collaboration with intelligence and enforcement entities, […] new capabilities that have led to very significant achievements also on this battlefront." Gallant said Hezbollah, Quds and “Syrian elements” had been using crypto “to obtain […] funds from third parties, mainly money changers with whom they perpetrated unlawful transactions.”
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