The European Union sanctioned this Tuesday the leader of Hamas, Yahia Sinwar, for the attack that the Palestinian militia committed against Israel on October 7, in which 1,200 people died.
The sanctions mean the Hamas leader is banned from entering the EU and his assets in European entities are frozen.
Furthermore, no EU company or individual will be able to provide you with funds.
In parallel, the EU, which considers Hamas a terrorist organization, like the United States, is finalizing sanctions against those people or entities that provide funds to the Palestinian organization.
Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED SABER/ Archive
Measures against settlers
It is also discussing the possibility of applying restrictive measures against Israeli settlers who have carried out attacks on West Bank settlements.
After the attack on October 7, Israel began the offensive in Gaza, in a war that has now lasted 102 days and that has caused 24,285 deaths – in addition to some 8,000 missing under the rubble – and more than 61,154 injured, according to the latest count of the Ministry of Health of the Strip, controlled by Hamas.
Israel welcomes EU sanctions
Israel celebrated this Tuesday the decision of the European Union (EU) to impose sanctions against the leader of Hamas within the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, considered the mastermind of the October 7 attacks on Israeli soil, which caused more than 1,200 dead and about 250 kidnapped.
“It is a fair and moral decision. “I thank all our friends who supported this decision,” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a message on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
The minister indicated that the European measure is also “the result of diplomatic efforts to strangle Hamas’ resources, delegitimize them and deprive them of support.”
“We will continue to eradicate the root of evil, in Gaza and wherever it raises its head,” the minister added. With EFE