Council adds two individuals to the EU terrorist list

The Council decided to add two individuals to the EU terrorist list.

 This decision comes as part of European Union’s response to the threat posed by Hamas and its brutal and indiscriminate terrorist attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023. These sanctions are effective as of today.

The two individuals designated today are Mohammed Deif, Commander General of the military wing of Hamas (« Brigades Ezzedin al-Qassam ») since 2002, and Marwan Issa, the deputy Commander of the military wing of Hamas. Following their listing, the two individuals are subject to the freezing of their funds and other financial assets in EU member states. It is also prohibited for EU operators to make funds and economic resources available to them.

The relevant legal acts have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Background

The EU terrorist list, i.e. the sanctions regime set out in Common Position 2001/931/CFSP is separate from the EU regime implementing UN Security Council resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) and targeting Al-Qaida and ISIL/Da'esh.

The EU may also apply restrictive measures autonomously to ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaida and persons and entities associated with or supporting them.