The move allows the bloc to freeze Sinwar’s funds and other financial assets in EU member states, and to prohibit EU-based operators from making economic resources available to him. The sanctions aim to stifle Hamas’ financial resources and prevent its militants from orchestrating further attacks.
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European Union member states added Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar to the EU’s terrorist list on Tuesday.
The move allows the bloc to freeze Sinwar’s funds and other financial assets in EU member states, and to prohibit EU-based operators from making economic resources available to him.
Considered to be one of the main inter-connecting figures between Hamas’ political and military wings, Sinwar - a Gazan - was elected commander of the organisation’s armed forces and overall leader in Gaza in 2017.
Sinwar becomes the third senior Hamas leader to be personally sanctioned by the EU since the eruption of conflict in the Middle East in October.
On December 8, EU member states also designated Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa, senior commanders of Hamas’ military wing, the Birgades Ezzedin al-Qassam, as terrorists.
The sanctions aim to stifle Hamas’ financial resources and prevent its militants from orchestrating further attacks.
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