France imposes sanctions on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Published December 5th, 2023 - 09:26 GMT
Yahya Sinwar
Head of the political wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar attends a rally in support of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque in Gaza City on October 1, 2022. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

ALBAWABA - France imposed sanctions on the leader of Hamas Yahya Sinwar, Arab News and Israeli news website Kann News reported on Tuesday.

Local French media reported that France announced the freezing of the Hamas leader's assets.

The sanctions came amid the latest war between Hamas and Israel which started on Oct. 7 after the announcement of Al-Qassam Brigades of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israel.

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