The European Union on Friday imposed asset freezes and visa bans on several firms and individuals accused of financing the Palestinian militant Islamist group Hamas, as announced by Brussels.
The sanctions mark the EU’s second round targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad groups following their attacks on Israel on October 7.
The targets include 12 individuals and three entities linked to the militants. Among them are three front companies used by key financier Hamza Abdelbasit to funnel funds to the group: the Spanish real estate firm Al Zawaya Group, and two others based in Sudan, as outlined in an EU statement.
Furthermore, the sanctions were imposed on the head of Hamas’ ‘foreign investment activities,’ a money changer facilitating transfers from Iran, and the official overseeing the group’s ‘Charitable Institutions Association.
The EU further announced sanctions on Ali Morshed Shirazi, a senior official of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for overseeing Tehran’s connections with Palestinian groups from Lebanon.
Maher Rebhi Obeid, a senior Hamas official tasked with directing the group’s terrorist operatives in the West Bank, was also included in the sanctions list.”
