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Document 02024D0385-20240628

Consolidated text: Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 of 19 January 2024 establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/385

of 19 January 2024

establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad

(OJ L 385 19.1.2024, p. 1)

Amended by:

 

 

Official Journal

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date

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/1837  of 28 June 2024

  L 1837

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28.6.2024


Corrected by:

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Corrigendum, OJ L 90091, 8.2.2024, p.  1 ((CFSP) 2024/3852024/385)



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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/385

of 19 January 2024

establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad



Article 1

1.  

Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of natural persons:

(a) 

supporting, materially or financially, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (‘PIJ’), any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(b) 

participating in the financing of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof, or in the financing of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of them;

(c) 

participating in the planning, preparation or enabling of violent actions by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(d) 

supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(e) 

supporting, materially or financially, or implementing actions which undermine or threaten the stability or security of Israel, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(f) 

being involved or complicit in ordering or committing serious violations of international humanitarian law or human rights law on behalf or in the name of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivate thereof;

(g) 

inciting or publicly provoking acts of serious violence by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(h) 

providing support to natural or legal persons, groups, entities or bodies engaged in activities referred to in points (a) to (g);

as listed in the Annex.

2.  
Paragraph 1 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory.
3.  

Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the cases where a Member State is bound by an obligation of international law, namely:

(a) 

as a host country of an international intergovernmental organisation;

(b) 

as a host country to an international conference convened by, or under the auspices of, the United Nations;

(c) 

under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or

(d) 

pursuant to the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran Pact) concluded by the Holy See (Vatican City State) and Italy.

4.  
Paragraph 3 shall also apply in cases where a Member State is the host country of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
5.  
The Council shall be duly informed in all cases where a Member State grants an exemption pursuant to paragraph 3 or 4.
6.  
Member States may grant exemptions from the measures imposed under paragraph 1 where travel is justified on the grounds of urgent humanitarian need, or on grounds of attending intergovernmental meetings or meetings promoted or hosted by the Union, or hosted by a Member State holding the Chairmanship in office of the OSCE, where a political dialogue is conducted that directly promotes the policy objectives of restrictive measures.
7.  
Member States may also grant exemptions from the measures imposed under paragraph 1 where entry or transit is necessary for the fulfilment of a judicial process.
8.  
A Member State wishing to grant exemptions referred to in paragraph 6 or 7 shall notify the Council in writing. The exemption shall be deemed to be granted unless one or more of the Council members raises an objection in writing within two working days of receiving notification of the proposed exemption. Should one or more of the Council members raise an objection, the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may decide to grant the proposed exemption.
9.  
Where, pursuant to paragraph 3, 4, 6, 7 or 8, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of natural persons listed in the Annex, the authorisation shall be strictly limited to the purpose for which it is given and to the natural persons directly concerned thereby.

Article 2

1.  

All funds, other financial assets and economic resources owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by natural or legal persons, groups, entities and bodies:

(a) 

supporting, materially or financially, Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(b) 

participating in the financing of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof, or in the financing of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of them;

(c) 

participating in the planning, preparation or enabling of violent actions by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(d) 

supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(e) 

supporting, materially or financially, or implementing actions which undermine or threaten the stability or security of Israel, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(f) 

being involved or complicit in ordering or committing serious violations of international humanitarian law or human rights law on behalf or in the name of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivate thereof;

(g) 

inciting or publicly provoking acts of serious violence by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of Hamas, PIJ, any other affiliated group or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(h) 

providing support to natural or legal persons, groups, entities or bodies engaged in activities referred to in points (a) to (g);

as listed in the Annex, shall be frozen.

2.  
No funds, other financial assets or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, groups, entities and bodies listed in the Annex.
3.  

By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are:

(a) 

necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the persons listed in the Annex and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgages, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;

(b) 

intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;

(c) 

intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;

(d) 

necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the competent authority concerned has notified the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted at least two weeks prior to the authorisation; or

(e) 

to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, insofar as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic or consular mission or international organisation.

The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph within two weeks of such authorisation.

4.  

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the following conditions are met:

(a) 

the funds or economic resources are subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal person, group, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1 was listed in the Annex, of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to, on or after that date;

(b) 

the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;

(c) 

the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, group, entity or body listed in the Annex; and

(d) 

recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.

The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisations granted under this paragraph within two weeks of such authorisation.

5.  
Paragraph 1 shall not prevent a designated natural or legal person, group, entity or body from making a payment due under a contract entered into before the listing of such a natural or legal person, group, entity or body, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a natural or legal person, group, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1.
6.  

Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:

(a) 

interest or other earnings on those accounts, provided that such interest or other earnings remain subject to the measures provided for in paragraph 1;

(b) 

payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or that arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to the measures provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2, provided that such payments remain subject to the measures provided for in paragraph 1; or

(c) 

payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in the Union or enforceable in the Member State concerned, provided that such payments remain subject to the measures provided for in paragraph 1.

7.  

Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the provision, processing or payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources or to the provision of goods and services which are necessary to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities that support basic human needs where such assistance and other activities are carried out by:

(a) 

the United Nations, including its programmes, funds and other entities and bodies, as well as its specialised agencies and related organisations;

(b) 

international organisations;

(c) 

humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly and members of those humanitarian organisations;

(d) 

bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organisations participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plans, Refugee Response Plans, other United Nations appeals or humanitarian clusters coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs;

(e) 

organisations and agencies to which the Union has granted the Humanitarian Partnership Certificate or which are certified or recognised by a Member State in accordance with national procedures;

(f) 

Member States’ specialised agencies; or

(g) 

the employees, grantees, subsidiaries, or implementing partners of the entities referred to in points (a) to (f) while and to the extent that they are acting in those capacities.

8.  
Without prejudice to paragraph 7, and by way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the provision of such funds or economic resources is necessary to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities that support basic human needs.
9.  
In the absence of a negative decision, a request for information or a notification for additional time from the competent authority within five working days of the date of receipt of a request for authorisation under paragraph 8, the authorisation shall be considered granted.

The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisations granted under this Article within four weeks of the authorisation.

Article 3

1.  
The Council, acting by unanimity, upon a proposal from a Member State or from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’), shall establish and amend the list in the Annex.
2.  
The Council shall communicate the decision pursuant to paragraph 1, including the statement of reasons, to the natural or legal person, group, entity or body concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such natural or legal person, group, entity or body with an opportunity to present observations.
3.  
Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review the decision pursuant to paragraph 1 and inform the natural or legal person, group, entity or body concerned accordingly.

Article 4

1.  
The Annex shall include the grounds for listing the natural and legal persons, groups, entities and bodies referred to in Articles 1 and 2.
2.  
The Annex shall contain, where available, the information necessary to identify the natural or legal persons, groups, entities or bodies concerned. With regard to natural persons, such information may include: names and aliases; date and place of birth; nationality; passport and identity card numbers; gender; address, if known; and function or profession. With regard to legal persons, groups, entities or bodies, such information may include: names; place and date of registration; registration number; and place of business.

Article 5

1.  

The Council and the High Representative may process personal data in order to carry out their tasks under this Decision, in particular:

(a) 

as regards the Council, for preparing and making amendments to the Annex;

(b) 

as regards the High Representative, for preparing amendments to the Annex.

2.  
The Council and the High Representative may process, where applicable, relevant data relating to criminal offences committed by listed natural persons, to criminal convictions of such persons or to security measures concerning such persons, only to the extent that such processing is necessary for the preparation of the Annex.
3.  
For the purposes of this Decision, the Council and the High Representative are designated as ‘controllers’ within the meaning of Article 3, point 8, of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ), in order to ensure that the natural persons concerned can exercise their rights under that Regulation.

Article 6

1.  

No claims in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Decision, including claims for indemnity or any other claim of this type, such as a claim for compensation or a claim under a guarantee, in particular a claim for extension or payment of a bond, guarantee or indemnity, in particular a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, of whatever form, shall be satisfied, if they are made by:

(a) 

designated natural or legal persons, groups, entities or bodies listed in the Annex;

(b) 

any natural or legal person, group, entity or body acting through or on behalf of one of the natural or legal persons, groups, entities or bodies referred to in point (a).

2.  
In any proceedings for the enforcement of a claim, the onus of proving that satisfying the claim is not prohibited by paragraph 1 shall be on the natural or legal person, group, entity or body seeking the enforcement of that claim.
3.  
This Article is without prejudice to the right of the natural or legal persons, groups, entities and bodies referred to in paragraph 1 to judicial review of the legality of the non-performance of contractual obligations in accordance with this Decision.

Article 7

It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly or intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions set out in this Decision.

Article 8

In order to maximise the impact of the measures set out in this Decision, the Union shall encourage third States to adopt restrictive measures similar to those provided for in this Decision.

Article 9

This Decision shall apply until 20 January 2025.

This Decision shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.

The exceptions referred to in Article 2(7), (8) and (9) as regards Article 2(1) and (2) shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months or, following a fundamental change in circumstances, at the urgent request of any Member State, the High Representative, or the Commission.

Article 10

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.



ANNEX

List of natural or legal persons, groups, entities and bodies referred to in Articles 1 and 2

A.   Natural persons



 

Name

Identifying information

Statement of reasons

Date of listing

1.

Abdelbasit Elhassan Mohamed Khair HAMZA

DOB: 28.8.1955

POB: Sudan

Nationality: Sudanese

Passport no: 10100159792 (Sudan)

Gender: male

Abdelbasit Elhassan Mohamed Khair Hamza is a Sudan-based Hamas financier who manages companies in Hamas’ investment portfolio. Abdelbasit Elhassan Mohamed Khair Hamza has facilitated funds for Hamas through a network of companies, including, in particular, Al Rowad Real Estate Development and Al Zawaya Group for Development and Investment. Thus, Abdelbasit Elhassan Mohamed Khair Hamza participates in the financing of Hamas.

19.1.2024

2.

Nabil Khaled Halil CHOUMAN

DOB: 1954

POB: Lebanon

Nationality: Lebanese

Gender: male

Function: Founder and shareholder of the Chouman (Shuman) Group / Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL

Nabil Khaled Halil Chouman is the owner of Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL, based in Beirut, Lebanon, which has been used to launder and transfer money to Hamas, including from Iran. The sums of money transferred to Hamas through Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL are estimated at tens of millions of USD. Thus, Nabil Khaled Halil Chouman participates in the financing of Hamas.

19.1.2024

3.

Khaled CHOUMAN

a.k.a.

Khaled SHUMAN

DOB: 2.4.1987

POB: Lebanon

Nationality: Lebanese

Gender: male

Function: Money Changer at the Chouman (Shuman) Group / Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL

Khaled Chouman works as a money changer for Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL, a company owned by his father and based in Beirut, Lebanon. The company has been used to launder and transfer money to Hamas, including from Iran. The sums of money transferred to Hamas through Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL are estimated at tens of millions of USD. Thus, Khaled Chouman participates in the financing of Hamas.

19.1.2024

4.

Rida Ali KHAMIS

(رضا علي خميس)

a.k.a.

Reda Ali KHAMIS

►C1  DOB: 20.9.1967 ◄

Nationality: Lebanese

Passport or ID number: 3194104 (Lebanon)

Gender: male

Function: business partner of the Chouman (Shuman) Group / Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL

Rida Ali Khamis is involved in currency exchange enabling the laundering and transfer of money to Hamas, in particular through the companies Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL and Al-Wasata SARL. Thus, Rida Ali Khamis participates in the financing of Hamas.

19.1.2024

5.

Musa Muhammad Salim DUDIN

(موسى دودين;

موسى محمد سالم دودين)

a.k.a.

Mousa DOUDIN;

Mousa DUDIN;

Musa DUDIN;

Musa Muhammad Salim DODIN;

Musa Muhammad Salim DOUDIN;

Mussa DODIN;

Mussa DUDIN

DOB: 12.6.1972

POB: Dura, Hebron

Nationality: Palestinian

Gender: male

Function: Member of Hamas political bureau

Musa Muhammad Salim Dudin is a senior Hamas operative and member of the Hamas political bureau. In this capacity, he has frequently made public statements on behalf of the organisation. Furthermore, as a member of the Hamas investment office, he has been involved in financing operations for the organisation. Thus, Musa Muhammad Salim Dudin participates in the financing of Hamas.

19.1.2024

6.

Aiman Ahmad AL-DUWAIK

a.k.a.

Aiman Ahmad R AL-DUWAIK; Aiman Ahmad Rashed AL-DUWAIK; Ayman AL-DUWAIK

DOB: 24.9.1962

Nationality: Jordanian

Gender: male

Function: CEO of Sidar Company, CEO of Anda Turk

Aiman Ahmad Al-Duwaik is an Algeria-based financier for Hamas who helps run the organisation’s overseas investment portfolio. In particular, he is the CEO and a shareholder of the Algerian company Sidar, the CEO of Turkish company Anda Turk, a shareholder of the Sudan-based company Al Rowad Real Estate Development, and a member of the board of directors of construction company Uzmanlar Co. These companies are part of Hamas’ international financing network. Thus, Aiman Ahmad Al-Duwaik participates in the financing of Hamas.

19.1.2024

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7.

Jamil Yusuf Ahmad Aliyan

DOB: 1.1.1955

Nationality: Palestinian

Gender: male

Function: Official of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and leader of the Muhjat AlQuds Foundation

Jamil Yusuf Ahmad Aliyan is an official of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and leader of the Muhjat AlQuds Foundation. The Muhjat AlQuds Foundation is a PIJ-run, Iran-funded organisation the primary mission of which is to provide financial support to the families of PIJ fighters and prisoners. Furthermore, Aliyan has served on PIJ’s executive committee, thereby overseeing PIJ finances.

Jamil Yusuf Ahmad Aliyan therefore participates in the financing of PIJ.

28.6.2024

8.

Ahmed Sharif Abdallah Odeh

DOB: 20.2.1951

POB: Jordan

Nationality: Jordanian

Gender: male

Function: Former manager of Hamas’ foreign investments and current rapporteur to the Shura Council

Ahmed Sharif Abdallah Odeh leads Hamas’ foreign investment activities. He has been involved in the group’s foreign investment portfolio for years. He was first in charge of the day-to-day management of the investment portfolio, and now oversees it on behalf of the Hamas Shura Council. Furthermore, he is a shareholder and a board member of several front companies for Hamas.

Ahmed Sharif Abdallah Odeh therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.

28.6.2024

9.

Ali Morshed Shirazi

DOB: 7.2.1969

POB: Najaf, Iraq

Nationality: Iranian

Gender: male

Function: Senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Quds Force official

Ali Morshed Shirazi is a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Quds Force (IRGC-QF) official serving as Bureau Chief of the Palestine Branch, operating out of Lebanon. The IRGC-QF provides financial support, as well as training, intelligence, and other forms of assistance to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Within his organisation, Shirazi is in charge of the monitoring and control unit responsible for executing military operations. Together with IRGC-QF Palestine Branch leader Sa’id Izadi, he also operates the Cyber Unit, which aides Hamas’ operations by extracting information from the phones of Israeli soldiers. Moreover, he has requested the assistance of the technical unit of IRGC-QF (Unit 340) to support PIJ.

Ali Morshed Shirazi therefore participates in the enabling of violent actions by Hamas and PIJ.

28.6.2024

10.

Zuheir Shamlakh

DOB: 15.11.1980

Nationality: Palestinian

Gender: male

Function: Hamas money changer and financial facilitator for cryptocurrencies

Zuheir Shamlakh is a financial facilitator and money changer who enables financial transfers from Iran to Hamas. He uses his companies Al-Markaziya li-Siarafa and Arab China Trading Company to channel funds to the Izz al-Din al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. Zuheir Shamlakh was instrumental in Hamas’ shift towards cryptocurrencies to avoid being detected by Israeli authorities.

Zuheir Shamlakh therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.

28.6.2024

11.

Ismail Barhoum

DOB: 23.12.1968

POB: Rafah

Nationality: Palestinian

Gender: male

Function: Member of Hamas’ Political Bureau in Gaza and its Governing Shura Council, Head of Hamas’ Charitable Institutions Association

Ismail Barhoum is a member of the Hamas Political Bureau and the Hamas Shura Council. He is also the Head of the Hamas’ Charitable Institutions Association, which supervises 400 charities. Those charitable organisations are used to channel funds to Hamas.

Ismail Barhoum therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.

28.6.2024

12.

Maher Rebhi Obeid

DOB: 10.3.1958

POB: Amman, Jordan

Nationality: Palestinian

Gender: male

Function: Hamas political leader and member of Hamas’ Political Bureau

Maher Rebhi Obeid has been a member of the Hamas Political Bureau since 2010. Obeid is in charge of the Hamas West Bank Headquarters, which is responsible for directing Hamas’ terrorist operatives in the West Bank, leading terrorist attacks, building terrorist infrastructure and issuing instructions for terrorist attacks against Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Maher Rebhi Obeid therefore participates in the planning and preparation of violent actions by Hamas, and he supports and implements actions which undermine and threaten the security of Israel under the name of Hamas.

28.6.2024

B.   Legal persons, groups, entities and bodies



 

Name

Identifying information

Statement of reasons

Date of listing

1.

Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Co Ltd

A.k.a.: Zawaya Group Co; Zawaya Group for Development and Investment; Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Co; Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Company

Active region: Sudan

Owner and chairman: Hamza Abdelbasit

Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Co Ltd is a Sudanese company. It is owned and controlled by Hamas financier Abdelbasit Elhassan Mohamed Khair Hamza and has been linked to Hamas’ investment portfolio. The entity has set up front companies for Hamas to execute government contracts, and has been used by Abdelbasit Elhassan Mohamed Khair Hamza to hold some of his other lucrative investments, used for financing Hamas.

Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Co Ltd therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.

28.6.2024

2.

Al Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Sociedad limitada

Active region: Spain

Owner and chairman: Hamza Abdelbasit

Al Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Sociedad limitada is a Spanish real estate company. It is owned and controlled by Hamas financier Abdelbasit Elhassan Mohamed Khair Hamza, enables his activities, and has been linked to Hamas’ investment portfolio. It serves as a front company to facilitate Hamas financial streams.

Al Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Sociedad limitada therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.

28.6.2024

3.

Larrycom for Investment Ltd.

Active region: Sudan

Owner and chairman: Hamza Abdelbasit

Larrycom for Investment Ltd. is a Sudanese company. It is owned and controlled by Hamas financier Abdelbasit Hamza through Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Co. Ltd. Larrycom invests in industries ranging from telecommunications and construction, to vital natural resources such as oil, gold, and gum. Larrycom generates revenues from its investments, which are then used by Abdelbasit Elhassan Mohamed Khair Hamza for the financing of Hamas.

Larrycom for Investment Ltd. therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.

28.6.2024


( 1 ) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

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