Australia has today imposed counter-terrorism financing sanctions on three individuals linked to the terrorist organisations Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
These sanctions are aimed at making it harder for these terrorist organisations to recruit, fund attacks, and spread their hateful ideology.
The individuals targeted are senior leaders and financial facilitators of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, responsible for directing and financing the terrorist activities of these groups.
Australia continues to coordinate with a range of partners on these sanctions and other measures against terrorist groups.
We remain unequivocally committed to eradicating terrorism and violent extremism, and to holding terrorist actors to account.
It is a criminal offence to use or deal with the assets of a listed person or entity, or to make assets available to them. Penalties for a breach of an Australian sanctions law include heavy fines and up to 10 years’ imprisonment.
A consolidated list of sanctions is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs website.
