France announced on Thursday, that the European Union is set to impose sanctions on Hamas on Monday in retaliation for the Palestinian group’s lethal attack on Israel on October 7.
The European Union will adopt sanctions on Monday against Hamas in response to the Palestinian group’s deadly October 7 attack on Israel, France said Thursday.
Brussels will adopt “a regime of sanctions against Hamas,” French foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine told reporters, adding that they would target “individuals and transfers of funds.”
On Tuesday, the EU added Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar to its “terrorist” sanctions blacklist over the October 7 attacks.
The move means that the accused mastermind of the attacks is subject to an asset freeze in the 27-nation bloc, and it bans EU citizens from conducting transactions with him.
In December, the EU added two of Hamas’s top military commanders, Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa, to its terrorist blacklist.
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is already listed as a “terrorist” organization by the EU.
Khalil Wakim, with AFP
