EU targets 6 individuals, 3 firms in crackdown on Hamas financing

Council on Friday sanctioned both Hamas and Islamic Jihad people

UN council sanctioned people and firms attached to Hamas and Islamic Jihad. PHOTO: FILE

The European Union has decided to sanction six people and three companies for financing Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the EU council said on Friday.

The EU said it was sanctioning Jamil Yusuf Ahmad Aliyan, Ahmed Sharif Abdallah Odeh, Zuheir Shamlakh, Ismail Barhoum, Ali Morshed Shirazi and Maher Rebhi Obeid.

It added it was sanctioning the companies Zawaya Group for Development & Investment Co Ltd, Larrycom for Investment Ltd and Al Zawaya Group for Development & Investment Sociedad limitada.

The individuals and companies will be subject to EU sanctions 6 people and 3 firms in Hamas finance crackdown

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