Overview

• The European Union has imposed sanctions on six individuals linked to Hamas, including asset freezes and travel bans.
• The individuals sanctioned include Sudanese businessman Abdel-Bast Hamza, Lebanese businessmen Nabil Shoman and his son Khaled, Lebanese businessman Rada Ali Hamis, member of Hamas's political bureau Musa Dodin, and Jordanian businessman Ayman Ahmed Al-Davik who lives in Algeria.
• The sanctions are a response to Hamas's deadly attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
• The EU has created a legal framework specifically targeting Hamas, which could be expanded to target anyone who supports Hamas or Islamic Jihad materially or financially.
• The new sanctions framework will apply until January 19, 2025, and will be kept under constant review and renewed or amended as necessary.