OFAC is expanding the scope of General License No. 6 (General License 6 - In-kind donations of medicine, medical devices, and medical services), one of the six general licenses that OFAC issued on May 10, 2006, after determining that Hamas, a terrorist entity whose property and interests in property are blocked under three separate OFAC-administered economic sanctions programs, has a property interest in transactions of the Palestinian Authority. The licenses authorize U.S. persons to engage in certain transactions in which the Palestinian Authority may have an interest. General License No. 6 originally authorized in-kind donations of medicine to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Based on foreign policy considerations, OFAC has decided to expand this license to allow in-kind donations to the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health of medical services and medical devices, which include medical supplies, in addition to donations of medicine. Such donations are not intended for resale, and are only authorized for distribution in the West Bank and Gaza.
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