A Palestinian official says Palestinian security forces in the West Bank seized $2.2 million in cash from Hamas in August.
The official says the money was taken in a crackdown on money laundering by the Islamic militants. He says that in one such scheme, Hamas uses West Bank traders importing goods from China. The official spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to release details of the crackdown.
The West Bank government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been going after Hamas since the Islamic militants seized control of Gaza in June 2007. Abbas' security forces have arrested scores of Hamas militants and closed Hamas-linked institutions. Israel has carried out a parallel campaign against Hamas.
Source: International Herald Tribune
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