April 3, 2024

U. S. sanctions Gaza Now online and its founder for allegedly supporting Hamas

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on online media site Gaza Now and its founder Mustafa Ayash for allegedly misleading Hamas. The U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said that after Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, the online entity introduced a fundraising crusade by the militant organization. Gaza’s Arabic channel Now has more than 300,000 followers on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, and many followers on the encrypted chat platform Telegram.

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UPDATE 2: Tesla will look for sites in India for a $2 billion to $3 billion EV factory, the Financial Times reports

Tesla will send a team to India this month to scout sites for a $2 billion to $3 billion electric car factory project, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Tesla’s announced entry into India comes at a time when demand for electric cars is slowing and the festival is intensifying in its key markets, the United States and China, prompting the EV maker to report a decline in first-quarter deliveries and a lack of estimates. Tesla did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.

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