The European Union today announced sanctions against the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad for “extensive sexual violence” during the October 7 attack on Israel. Fighters from the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, the Nuhba unit of Hamas, and the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, “perpetrated widespread sexual and gender-based violence, in a systematic manner, using it as a weapon of war.” , the EU said. Hamas and Islamic Jihad are already on the EU's list of “terrorist organizations”. The three Palestinian organizations were added to the EU's sanctions list for human rights violations. Specifically, 104 persons and 26 entities from different countries are the target of the sanctions. The decision to impose these sanctions, as reported by APE-MPE, is part of an agreement between EU member states that also provides for sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank, who are accused of violence against Palestinians. The war in the Gaza Strip […]
Source: News Beast
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