EU and US impose sanctions on Hamas and Islamic Jihad

• Published date: 12 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The EU sanctions also targeted the Gaza-based Islamist terror organization, Palestinian Islamic Jihad

The European Union on Friday put the Al-Quds Brigades, the Nukhba Force, and the Iz-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the military arms of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on the list of sanctions following the sexual violence on October 7.

The EU countries said the Qassam and Al-Quds Brigades and the Nukhba Force were now subject to an asset freeze and a travel ban to the EU. The provision of funds to them, directly or indirectly, is now also prohibited.

The United States on Friday issued sanctions aimed at a Hamas spokesperson and leaders of the group's drone unit, the Treasury Department said.

The US sanctions targeted Hudhayfa Samir 'Abdallah al-Kahlut (al-Kahlut) also known as "Abu Ubaida" who has been the spokesman for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (al-Qassam Brigades,) the military wing of Hamas in Gaza, since at least 2007, the department said.

"Operatives of terrorist group Hamas have used information warfare and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to facilitate terrorist violence across multiple fronts," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. "The United States will continue to target Hamas's destabilizing attempts to launch terrorist attacks, as well as to disrupt Hamas terrorists wherever they operate, including across cyberspace."

Targeting Hamas terrorists

The sanctions also targeted William Abu Shanab (Abu...