<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><swiss-sanctions-list list-type="amendment" date="2024-07-09"><sanctions-program ssid="800" version-date="2024-07-09" predecessor-version-date="2024-04-10"><program-key lang="eng">Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Hamas, Palästinensischer Islamischer Dschihad</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Hamas, Djihad islamique palestinien</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Hamas, Jihad islamica palestinese</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 10 April 2024 on measures against persons and organisations supporting Hamas or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 10. April 2024 über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen, welche die Hamas oder den Palästinensischen Islamischen Dschihad unterstützen</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 10 avril 2024 instituant des mesures à l’encontre des personnes et entités qui soutiennent le Hamas ou le Djihad islamique palestinien</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 10 aprile 2024 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti delle persone e delle organizzazioni che sostengono Hamas o la Jihad islamica palestinese</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="71360" lang="eng">art. 2 para. 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 3 para. 1 (Travel ban), annex</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="71360" lang="ger">Art. 2 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen) und Art. 3 Abs. 1 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot), Anhang</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="71360" lang="fre">art. 2, al. 1 (Sanctions financières) et art. 3, al. 1 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit), annexe</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="71360" lang="ita">art. 2 cpv. 1 (Sanzioni finanziarie) e art. 3 cpv. 1 (Divieto di entrata e di transito), allegato</sanctions-set><origin>EU</origin></sanctions-program><target ssid="76483"><sanctions-set-id>71360</sanctions-set-id><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="76487" main="true"><name ssid="76490" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Barhoum</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Ismail</value></name-part></name><nationality ssid="76491"><country iso-code="PS">Palestinian territory</country></nationality><day-month-year ssid="76488" day="23" month="12" year="1968" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="76489" place-id="76486" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="76484">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.</justification><justification ssid="76499">Ismail Barhoum therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.</justification><other-information ssid="76485">Function: Member of Hamas’ Political Bureau in Gaza and its Governing Shura Council, Head of Hamas’ Charitable Institutions Association</other-information></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2024-07-08" publication-date="2024-07-09" effective-date="2024-07-09"/></target><target ssid="76473"><sanctions-set-id>71360</sanctions-set-id><entity><identity ssid="76475" main="true"><name ssid="76476" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Al Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Sociedad limitada</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="76474">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.</justification><justification ssid="76503">Al Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Sociedad limitada therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.</justification><other-information ssid="76477">Active region: Spain</other-information><other-information ssid="76504">Owner and chairman: Hamza Abdelbasit</other-information></entity><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2024-07-08" publication-date="2024-07-09" effective-date="2024-07-09"/></target><target ssid="76441"><sanctions-set-id>71360</sanctions-set-id><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="76444" main="true"><name ssid="76447" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Obeid</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Maher Rebhi</value></name-part></name><nationality ssid="76448"><country iso-code="PS">Palestinian territory</country></nationality><day-month-year ssid="76445" day="10" month="3" year="1958" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="76446" place-id="1704" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="76442">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.</justification><justification ssid="76500">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.</justification><other-information ssid="76443">Function: Hamas political leader and member of Hamas’ Political Bureau</other-information></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2024-07-08" publication-date="2024-07-09" effective-date="2024-07-09"/></target><target ssid="76411"><sanctions-set-id>71360</sanctions-set-id><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="76413" main="true"><name ssid="76415" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Aliyan</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Jamil Yusuf Ahmad</value></name-part></name><nationality ssid="76416"><country iso-code="PS">Palestinian territory</country></nationality><day-month-year ssid="76414" day="1" month="1" year="1955" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="76412">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.</justification><justification ssid="76495">Jamil Yusuf Ahmad Aliyan therefore participates in the financing of PIJ.</justification><other-information ssid="76417">Function: Official of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and leader of the Muhjat AlQuds Foundation</other-information></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2024-07-08" publication-date="2024-07-09" effective-date="2024-07-09"/></target><target ssid="76434"><sanctions-set-id>71360</sanctions-set-id><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="76436" main="true"><name ssid="76438" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Shamlakh</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Zuheir</value></name-part></name><nationality ssid="76439"><country iso-code="PS">Palestinian territory</country></nationality><day-month-year ssid="76437" day="15" month="11" year="1980" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="76435">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.</justification><justification ssid="76498">Zuheir Shamlakh therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.</justification><other-information ssid="76440">Function: Hamas money changer and financial facilitator for cryptocurrencies</other-information></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2024-07-08" publication-date="2024-07-09" effective-date="2024-07-09"/></target><target ssid="76478"><sanctions-set-id>71360</sanctions-set-id><entity><identity ssid="76480" main="true"><name ssid="76481" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Larrycom for Investment Ltd.</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="76479">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.</justification><justification ssid="76505">Larrycom for Investment Ltd. therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.</justification><other-information ssid="76482">Active region: Sudan</other-information><other-information ssid="76506">Owner and chairman: Hamza Abdelbasit</other-information></entity><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2024-07-08" publication-date="2024-07-09" effective-date="2024-07-09"/></target><target ssid="76426"><sanctions-set-id>71360</sanctions-set-id><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="76429" main="true"><name ssid="76432" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Shirazi</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Ali Morshed</value></name-part></name><nationality ssid="76433"><country iso-code="IR">Iran</country></nationality><day-month-year ssid="76430" day="7" month="2" year="1969" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="76431" place-id="2110" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="76427">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.</justification><justification ssid="76497">Ali Morshed Shirazi therefore participates in the enabling of violent actions by Hamas and PIJ.</justification><other-information ssid="76428">Function: Senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Quds Force official</other-information></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2024-07-08" publication-date="2024-07-09" effective-date="2024-07-09"/></target><target ssid="76449"><sanctions-set-id>71360</sanctions-set-id><entity><identity ssid="76455" main="true"><name ssid="76459" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Co Ltd</value></name-part></name><name ssid="76463" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Zawaya Group Co</value></name-part></name><name ssid="76492" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Zawaya Group for Development and Investment</value></name-part></name><name ssid="76493" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Co</value></name-part></name><name ssid="76494" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Company</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="76451">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.</justification><justification ssid="76501">Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Co Ltd therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.</justification><other-information ssid="76469">Active region: Sudan</other-information><other-information ssid="76502">Owner and chairman: Hamza Abdelbasit</other-information></entity><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2024-07-08" publication-date="2024-07-09" effective-date="2024-07-09"/></target><target ssid="76418"><sanctions-set-id>71360</sanctions-set-id><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="76421" main="true"><name ssid="76424" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Odeh</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Ahmed Sharif Abdallah</value></name-part></name><nationality ssid="76425"><country iso-code="JO">Jordan</country></nationality><day-month-year ssid="76422" day="20" month="2" year="1951" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="76423" place-id="116" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="76419">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.</justification><justification ssid="76496">Ahmed Sharif Abdallah Odeh therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.</justification><other-information ssid="76420">Function: Former manager of Hamas’ foreign investments and current rapporteur to the Shura Council</other-information></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2024-07-08" publication-date="2024-07-09" effective-date="2024-07-09"/></target><place ssid="116"><country iso-code="JO">Jordan</country></place><place ssid="1704"><location>Amman</location><country iso-code="JO">Jordan</country></place><place ssid="2110"><location>Najaf</location><country iso-code="IQ">Iraq</country></place><place ssid="76486"><location>Rafah</location><country iso-code="PS">Palestinian territory</country></place></swiss-sanctions-list>