Brussels, 8 December 2023
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.
- Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2764 of 7 December 2023 amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (including the list of sanctioned individuals and entities)
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2765 of 7 December 2023 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
- EU terrorist list (background information)
- How and when the EU adopts sanctions (webpage)
Source – EU Council