#32026R1174EU Adds Ten People to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Sanctions List
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This regulation adds ten people to the EU sanctions list for supporting, facilitating, or enabling violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The listed individuals are mainly described as members of Hamas’s Political Bureau or otherwise connected to decision-making linked to violent activity. Businesses, banks, insurers, payment providers, logistics firms, and other EU operators must screen against the updated list immediately. Any assets or economic resources linked to the listed people must be frozen, and EU persons and companies must not make funds or resources available to them.
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Key Changes
- Adds ten natural persons to the EU sanctions list under Regulation (EU) 2024/386
- Triggers asset freezes and bans on making funds or economic resources available to the listed people
- Applies immediately across all EU Member States from publication
Obligations
What this law requires
Screen customers, counterparties, beneficial owners, transactions, and business relationships against the ten natural persons newly added to Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2024/386 as of 28 May 2026.
Freeze any funds or economic resources owned, held, or controlled by the newly listed persons added to Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2024/386.
Do not make funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the newly listed persons added to Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2024/386.
Apply the amended Annex I sanctions list directly in all EU Member States without waiting for national implementing legislation.