(MEMRI) On March 18, 2010, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions against two Hamas-linked organizations in Gaza - Al-Aqsa TV and the Islamic National Bank. The Treasury Department stated that Al-Aqsa TV is financed and controlled by Hamas, serving as a primary Hamas media outlet that airs programs "designed to recruit children to become Hamas armed fighters and suicide bombers upon reaching adulthood."
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