Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1837 of 28 June 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Date: 2024-06-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, terrorism








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2024/1837


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            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/1837
         
of 28 June 2024
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 19 January 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 (1).












(2)


In view of the continued threat posed by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, six persons and three entities should be added to the lists in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2024/385.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 28 June 2024.


For the Council


The President

H. LAHBIB
            





(1)  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, 2024/385, 19.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/385/oj).




ANNEX
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 is amended as follows:

(1)   
the following entries are added under the subheading ‘A. Natural persons’:









 


Name


Identifying Information


Statement of reasons


Date of listing




‘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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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(2)   
the following subheading and entries are added:






‘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.


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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.


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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.


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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1837/oj
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