Japan sanctions three senior Hamas officials

According to the report of Fars International News Agency, the Japanese government announced sanctions against three senior officials of the Hamas group.

“Hayashi Yoshimasa”, Tokyo will freeze assets belonging to the three and impose sanctions on payments and capital transactions, Tokyo’s chief cabinet secretary said on Tuesday. Without announcing them, he claimed that it is believed that these people were involved in the October 7 attack by Hamas on the occupied territories and that they are in a position to use the money for such similar attacks in the future.

In October, Japan also imposed sanctions against nine people and one company due to their alleged connection with Hamas.

Al Jazeera wrote in this context: Tokyo is trying to follow a balanced line in relation to the Gaza war; On the one hand, he should maintain his relations with his ally, America, and on the other hand, he should keep his relations with energy suppliers in West Asia balanced.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before this attack In October, Hamas condemned the occupied territories and demanded the immediate release of Israeli prisoners, while at the same time expressing concern over the death of civilians and the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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