U.S. Adds Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh To Terror Blacklist

BBC: Ismail Haniya: US designates Hamas leader as terrorist

The United States has designated the political leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas as a terrorist and imposed sanctions on him.

The state department said Ismail Haniya had "close links with Hamas' military wing" and been a "proponent of armed struggle, including against civilians".

Hamas, which dominates the Gaza Strip, is already designated a terrorist group by the US, Israel, the EU and UK.

It denounced as "worthless" the blacklisting of Mr Haniya.

A statement from the group said the decision would "not dissuade us from continuing to hold fast to the option of resisting and expelling the [Israeli] occupation".

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WNU Editor: Hamas has responded .... Hamas: US decision on Ismail Haniya 'will not deter us' (Al Jazeera)

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