Not on UN list as of 16 Oct 2026
Not on the UN Security Council Consolidated List as of 16 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.
Designation status / Group or entity
Hamas
Designation status by government
Listed by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom; not on the UN list as of 16 Oct 2026.
- UN Security CouncilNot on the list as of 16 Oct 2026
- United StatesOn the list; file date 1995
- European UnionOn the list; file date 2003
- United KingdomOn the list; file date 2020
A designation is a government act, not an MEF finding. Each line below quotes the list and links the government’s own notice.
About This Entry
Group profile in the Jihad Intel archive (2014 to 2018).
Compare every list in the Who Lists Whom.
Listing Timeline
Status on Each List
- UN Security Council Consolidated ListAs of 16 Oct 2026
- U.S. OFAC SDN ListAs of 18 Oct 2026
On the list
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lists HAMAS (entry 4695). OFAC entry created 24 Jan 1995.
Program as written on the list: “FTO; SDGT”
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "HAMAS," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 4695, accessed 18 Oct 2026.
- EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026
On the list
The Council of the European Union lists Hamas (entry EU.3524.75).
Program as written on the list: “TERR”
Council of the European Union, "Hamas," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.3524.75, file of 15 Oct 2026.
- UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026
On the list
The UK government lists Hamas including Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (entry CTI0031). UK designation date in the file: 31 Dec 2020, the day the current UK sanctions regulations took effect.
Program as written on the list: “The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019”
Statement of reasons, quoted from the list: “Hamas has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks, including rocket strikes against Israel. It has also released statements that promote and encourage acts of terrorism.”
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, "Hamas including Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades," UK Sanctions List, CTI0031, list of 16 Oct 2026.
- U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated ListAs of 18 Oct 2026
Not on US non-SDN list as of 18 Oct 2026
Not on the U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated List as of 18 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.
- UK proscribed organisations (Home Office)As of 17 Oct 2026
Proscribed
The UK Home Office list of proscribed organisations under the Terrorism Act 2000 carries the heading
Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Hamas) – Proscription extended November 2021
. Proscription is a separate legal instrument from the UK Sanctions List.UK Home Office, "Proscribed Terrorist Groups or Organisations," GOV.UK, accessed 17 Oct 2026.
Listing History
| Date | List | Event | Act or source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1995 | US SDN | OFAC entry created | OFAC SDN entry |
| 25 Jan 1995 | US SDN | Federal Register notice naming the entry | 60 FR 5084 |
| 22 Dec 2003 | EU | EU act amending the entry | 2003/902/EC (OJ L340) |
| 31 Dec 2020 | UK | UK designation | UK Sanctions List CTI0031 |
| 21 Jul 2023 | EU | EU act amending the entry | 2023/1505 (OJ L184) |
| 31 Jan 2025 | EU | EU act amending the entry | 2025/206 (L 202500206) |
| 9 Apr 2025 | UK | UK entry last updated | UK Sanctions List CTI0031 |
Names as Listed
- HAMAS
- ISLAMIC RESISTANCE MOVEMENT
- HARAKAT AL-MUQAWAMA AL-ISLAMIYA
- STUDENTS OF AYYASH
- STUDENTS OF THE ENGINEER
- YAHYA AYYASH UNITS
- IZZ AL-DIN AL-QASSIM BRIGADES
- IZZ AL-DIN AL-QASSIM FORCES
- IZZ AL-DIN AL-QASSIM BATTALIONS
- IZZ AL-DIN AL QASSAM BRIGADES
- IZZ AL-DIN AL QASSAM FORCES
- IZZ AL-DIN AL QASSAM BATTALIONS
- Hamas
- Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem
- Brigády Izz ad-Dína al-Kassáma
- Hamas Izzaddín al-Kassám
- Hamás
- Izz al-Din al-Qassam-brigaderna
- Χαμάς
- Хамас
- Hamas including Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades