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<p>The UK, along with our G7 partners, is committed to taking action to deny Hamas
the ability to raise and use funds to carry out atrocities. Hamas is a proscribed
organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000, meaning it is a criminal offence in the
UK to provide money or other property to the group. Since the 7 October attacks on
Israel, the UK has also designated 19 individuals and entities in the senior leadership
and financial networks of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), in close coordination
with the US. This adds to the existing sanctions on Hamas and PIJ in their entirety.
We have also used our new Iran sanctions powers to target Iranian financial support
for Hamas. As the Foreign Secretary has said, our sanctions send a clear message that
the UK is committed to ensuring there is no hiding place for those financing terrorist
activities.</p>
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