EU adds Hamas’s Yahya Sinwar to terrorist list

The European Union has added Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to its “terrorist” sanctions blacklist over the 7 October attacks on Israel.

While Hamas is already designated as a terrorist organisation by the EU, the new decision means that Sinwar’s assets in EU member states will be frozen. 

The decision also means that no economic resources can be made available to him from EU states, according to Israeli media. 

“The decision comes as part of the European Union’s response to the threat posed by Hamas and its brutal and indiscriminate terrorist attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023,” an official statement from the Council of the European Union said.

In December, the Council added Hamas military leaders Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa to the list.