The US and the UK have both announced a new series of sanctions on the leaders and financiers of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
According to the FCDO, Mahmoud Zahar, Hamas’s co-founder, is among the targeted sanctions. Also targeted is Ali Baraka, Hamas’s Head of External Relations, who has publicly defended the October 7th attacks on Israel.
The move, coordinated with the United States, is the UK’s second round of targeted sanctions imposed on figures associated with Hamas since the 7 October attacks on Israel.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron said:
"Hamas can have no future in Gaza. Today’s sanctions on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad will continue to cut off their access to funding and isolate them further.
We will continue to work with partners to reach a long-term political solution so that Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace."