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RIVA DEL GARDA - A formal decision on Hamas will be made on Monday, 8 September (Photo: Italian Presidency site)

EU places political wing of Hamas on terrorist blacklist

EU foreign ministers in Riva del Garda, Italy, have today (6 September) reached a consensus on denouncing the political wing of Hamas as a terrorist organisation, which could lead to the freezing of all its assets.

Following Hamas's claim of responsibility for the truce-breaking suicide bomb attack on 19 August that killed 22 Israelis, the EU has joined the US in adding the political wing of Hamas to its blacklist of terrorist organisations.

France, a long-standing opponent of si...

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RIVA DEL GARDA - A formal decision on Hamas will be made on Monday, 8 September (Photo: Italian Presidency site)

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