The US State Department adds Fathi Hammad, a former Hamas interior minister, to its “global terrorist” blacklist.
By Elad Benari, Canada
The United States on Friday added senior Hamas member Fathi Hammad to its “global terrorist” list, AFP reports.
Hamas, the terrorist group which controls Gaza, has already itself been proscribed by the United States as a “foreign terrorist organization.”
Under the new designation, U.S. citizens and companies will be banned from doing business with Hammad and any property he holds in areas under U.S. jurisdiction will be frozen.
According to the State Department, which issued the designation, as interior minister Hammad used his position to “coordinate terrorist cells.” Continue Reading »
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