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EU Expands Sanctions to Hamas Leaders, Israeli Settlers

5/28/2026

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The EU Council announced it will extend sanctions to members of Hamas’s Political Bureau who promote or justify violence.
On May 28 the Council sanctioned four entities and three individuals for abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The sanctioned list includes extremist Israeli settlers and organisations that support them.
The Council also said it will broaden existing EU sanctions on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

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The EU Council announced it will extend sanctions to members of Hamas’s Political Bureau who promote or justify violence.
On May 28 the Council sanctioned four entities and three individuals for abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The sanctioned list includes extremist Israeli settlers and organisations that support them.
The Council also said it will broaden existing EU sanctions on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.