OTTAWA — Canada on Wednesday introduced additional sanctions in opposition to Hamas over its “acts of terror” and a number of other Israeli settlers for “extremist violence” in opposition to Palestinian civilians within the West Financial institution.
Ottawa additionally, together with Australia and the USA, added 5 senior Iranian officers to its sanctions record for his or her roles in insurance policies resulting in the violent repression of protests.
The brand new sanctions goal 11 people and two entities with roles in Hamas’s monetary community that Ottawa mentioned was used within the planning and execution of assaults on Israel launched on October 7, 2023, the federal government mentioned in an announcement.
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4 Israelis, in addition to the Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich, have been additionally listed for “taking part in or facilitating acts of harassment and violence, together with assaults on humanitarian convoys… and displacement of Palestinian communities.”
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The most recent sanctions in opposition to 5 senior Iranian officers have been introduced to mark the 2 years because the demise in Iranian custody of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest for an alleged breach of Tehran’s strict costume code for ladies.
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Because the sanctions have been rolled out, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, which is performing as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, together with Egypt and the USA.
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Trudeau expressed a “deep concern over the chance of an expanded battle between Israel and Iran in addition to Hezbollah and different Iran-aligned teams,” based on a readout of their talks.
The October 7 assault that sparked the battle resulted within the deaths of 1,205 individuals on the Israeli facet, most of them civilians, based on an AFP tally primarily based on official Israeli figures that features hostages killed in captivity.
Out of 251 hostages seized by militants, 97 are nonetheless held in Gaza, together with 33 the Israeli army says are lifeless.
Israel’s retaliatory army offensive has killed a minimum of 41,272 individuals in Gaza, most of them civilians, based on information supplied by the Hamas-run territory’s well being ministry. The UN has acknowledged these figures as dependable.