\nOn Monday, the U.S. State Department announced a reward of up to $10 million for information that helps disrupt Hezbollah\u2019s financial networks in the Tri-Border Region between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The initiative, part of the \u201cRewards for Justice\u201d program, is aimed at identifying and cutting off the group\u2019s revenue sources \u2014 including merchants, financial institutions, shell companies, and various forms of criminal enterprise.<\/p>\n
According to the announcement, Hezbollah has been operating in the region since the 1980s, taking advantage of the open borders and minimal oversight to build logistical and financial infrastructure. These networks generate significant income for the group through illegal means such as smuggling, narcotics trafficking, counterfeit goods, and more.<\/p>\n The reward will be granted for information exposing:<\/strong><\/p>\n A Continued Effort<\/strong> In 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Jawad Nur-al-Din and Hussam Harb \u2014 Lebanese businessmen operating in South America \u2014 who were identified as part of Hezbollah\u2019s money laundering network. The two ran businesses in the gold industry, mainly in Brazil and Colombia, which were used to launder tens of millions of dollars for the organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. State Department has announced a cash reward for information leading to the disruption of the terrorist organization Hezbollah\u2019s financial networks in South America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":23720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6,65],"tags":[2556,2619,1544,5830,1865,5828,2690,5829,5827,2396],"class_list":["post-23718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","category-world","tag-brazil","tag-counterterrorism","tag-hezbollah","tag-hezbollah-financing","tag-money-laundering","tag-rewards-for-justice","tag-sanctions","tag-south-america","tag-tri-border-region","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-20-194607-1024x449.jpg\")
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\nThe American effort to combat Hezbollah in South America is a key part of the U.S. global strategy to curb terror financing. For years, the U.S. has worked to expose the financial infrastructure that supports Hezbollah on the continent.<\/p>\n