Person

Yahya Sinwar

Listed by United States. No matched entry on the UN Security Council, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada lists. Lists as published through October 13, 2026.

• Hamas

Listing Status by Jurisdiction

• US Listed
• UN No matched entry
• EU No matched entry
• UK No matched entry
• CA No matched entry

Entries on Each List

• United States

  Yahya SINWAR

  Reference

  OFAC entry 18528

  Listing date

  Not stated in the SDN list file

  Program or regime as stated

  SDGT

  Match basis

  Single entry for this entity

  Source

  OFAC SDN List, file of October 13, 2026

Same Name, No Shared Identifier

These entities carry an identical name or alias but no identifier ties them to this one, so they are kept separate. They may describe the same subject.

• Yahya Sinwar (CA only)
• Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar (UK only)

Program Assignment

• Hamas: inferred from the US listing text, which names the group

Names and Aliases on the Lists (5)

• Yahya Ibrahim Hassan SINWAR
• Yahya SINWAR
• Yehia SINWAR
• Yehiyeh SINWAR
• Yehya AL-SINWAR

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Yahya Sinwar," Sanctions Comparator, accessed October 13, 2026, https://sanctions.meforum.org/e/us-18528/.