UK to designate Hamas as a terror group, supporters could get ten years in jail

Home Secretary Priti Patel told reporters the move is aimed to combat antisemitism; ban could be big blow to funding for Hamas; Palestinians condemn UK decision

UK to designate Hamas as a terror group, supporters could get 10-year jailtime (Haaretz)
Home Secretary Priti Patel told reporters in Washington that the move is aimed to combat antisemitism; Israel's PM Bennett told his counterpart Boris Johnson to proscribe Hamas in Glasgow

Palestinians condemn UK's decision to designate Hamas as a terror group (Haaretz)|
'Instead of apologising to the Palestinian people for the Balfour Declaration or British imperialism, the UK aligns itself with the Israeli occupation,' Hamas also said in a statement

How Tony Blair courted Hamas leader with invite to London (Middle-East Eye)
Former UK prime minister and Middle East envoy made offer to Khaled Meshaal during series of meetings in Doha in 2015

UK’s ban on Hamas said to be significant blow to funding for terror group (Times of Israel)
Hamas slams move as ‘a new crime committed by Britain against our Palestinian people’; decision reportedly formalised during talks between Bennett and Johnson in Glasgow

Photo: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (Mohammed Abed/AFP)