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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
US State department lists Hamas chief Haniyeh on terror list
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe US State Department is listing Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist.”
In announcing the designation of Haniyeh and two others, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that “these designations target key terrorist groups and leaders – including two sponsored and directed by Iran – who are threatening the stability of the Middle East, undermining the peace process, and attacking our allies Egypt and Israel.”
“Today’s actions are an important step in denying them the resources they need to plan and carry out their terrorist activities,” he says.
The designations mean that “all of their property and interests in property subject to US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them.”
.@StateDept has designated Ismail Haniyeh, Harakat al-Sabireen, Liwa al Thawra, and Harakat Sawa’d Misr (HASM) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. Full details: https://t.co/6rmZD6rogE
— State Dept CT Bureau (@StateDeptCT) January 31, 2018
Haniyeh led Hamas in Gaza before being elected as the terror group’s overall leader in May 2017.
The Times of Israel Community.