1Council 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

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 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). . (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

Annex

ANNEX The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 is amended as follows: (1) the following entries are added under the subheading A. Natural persons: NameIdentifying InformationStatement of reasonsDate of listing7.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. 28.6.20248.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. 28.6.2024 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. 28.6.202410.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. 28.6.2024 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. 28.6.202412.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. 28.6.2024 (2) the following subheading and entries are added: B. Legal persons, groups, entities and bodies NameIdentifying informationStatement of reasonsDate of listing1.

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. 28.6.20242.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. 28.6.2024 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. 28.6.2024