January 19th, 2022

Amer Fakhoury Foundation (AFF) Applauds the US Administration’s Efforts to Hold Accountable Individuals Funding and Working for the Terrorist Group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Media contact: Guila Fakhoury (team@fakhouryfoundation.org)

Message from the Amer Fakhoury Foundation (AFF) and daughters of Amer Fakhoury who was illegally detained in Lebanon, tortured, and ultimately died due to abuse at the hands of the Lebanese government and military:

According to a US Department of State statement, “individuals Adel Diab, Ali Mohamad Daoun, and Jihad Salem Alame, and business Dar Al Salam for Travel & Tourism were designated under Executive Order 13224, as amended, which targets terrorists, leaders, and officials of terrorist groups, and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism.”

“As the Lebanese people suffer an economic crisis of historic proportions, Hizballah continues to engage in illicit activity and amass wealth at the expense of the Lebanese people. It is clear Hizballah and its associates are more concerned with advancing their own interests and those of their patron, Iran, than the best interests of the Lebanese people,” the statement concluded.

It is crucial to continue to identify and hold accountable Lebanese individuals and officials involved directly and indirectly with Hezbollah or other terror organizations. We look forward to seeing the US administration continue to identify and hold accountable others as their ties to terrorism are revealed. 

On behalf of every Lebanese that wants a free Lebanon, without Iran’s occupation, AFF thanks the US Department of State for their continued efforts.

AFF looks forward to such efforts eventually driving accountability to those Lebanese officials directly involved in the torture and death of US hostage Amer Fakhoury.