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EUR-Lex · May 28, 2026
The title they went with Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1175 of 28 May 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/386 establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Noisy translates that to

Europe can now freeze assets of individual Hamas political leaders

What happened
The European Union expanded its rules for freezing assets and restricting travel. It can now target individual members of Hamas's political leadership.
Why it matters
The European Union previously sanctioned Hamas as an organization. Now, it can target individual members of the group's political leadership. This means specific leaders face asset freezes and travel bans, even if they are not directly involved in military actions.
The signal
Watch for the first public list of individual Hamas Politburo members whose assets are frozen and who face travel bans.
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