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Hizballah

Designation status by government

Listed by the United States, the European Union (its military wing only, listed as the External Security Organisation) 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 2013
  • 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

The EU entry is titled External Security Organisation and lists the aliases Hizballah Military Wing and Jihad Council; the EU listing covers that wing, not the party as a whole.

Group profile in the Jihad Intel archive (2014 to 2018).

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Listing Timeline

Listing timeline for Hizballah Earliest dated act and later amendments carried in each list file, 1995 to 2026. The table below gives every dated event. 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 US (OFAC) 24 Jan 1995 EU 26 Jul 2013 UK list 31 Dec 2020 UK proscribed March 2019
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Status on Each List

  1. UN Security Council Consolidated ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    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.

  2. 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 HIZBALLAH (entry 4697). OFAC entry created 24 Jan 1995.

    Program as written on the list: “FTO; SDGT; IRGC; IFSR”

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "HIZBALLAH," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 4697, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The Council of the European Union lists External Security Organisation (entry EU.3071.69). The entry covers its military wing only, listed as the External Security Organisation.

    Program as written on the list: “TERR”

    Council of the European Union, "External Security Organisation," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.3071.69, file of 15 Oct 2026.

  4. UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The UK government lists Hizballah (entry CTI0032). 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: “Hizballah has claimed responsibility for a number of terrorist attacks since the 1980s. It supports terrorism in Iraq and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It also frequently incites violence against Israel and is behind a large number of rocket attacks into Israel.”

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, "Hizballah," UK Sanctions List, CTI0032, list of 16 Oct 2026.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 Hizballah (Party of God): Proscribed March 2019. 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

Dated events as carried in each list file. OFAC dates are the entry-creation dates in OFAC’s advanced SDN file.
DateListEventAct or source
24 Jan 1995US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry
25 Jan 1995US SDNFederal Register notice naming the entry60 FR 5084
26 Jul 2013EUEU act amending the entry714/2013 (OJ L201)
1 Aug 2015EUEU regulation replacing an earlier act (entry carried over)2015/1325 (OJ L206)
14 Jan 2020EUEU act amending the entry2020/19 (OJ L8I)
31 Dec 2020UKUK designationUK Sanctions List CTI0032
21 Jul 2023EUEU act amending the entry2023/1505 (OJ L184)
16 Jan 2024EUEU act amending the entry2024/329 (OJ L16012024)
31 Jan 2025EUEU act amending the entry2025/206 (L 202500206)
9 Apr 2025UKUK entry last updatedUK Sanctions List CTI0032

Names as Listed

  • HIZBALLAH
  • PARTY OF GOD
  • ISLAMIC JIHAD
  • ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION
  • REVOLUTIONARY JUSTICE ORGANIZATION
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE OPPRESSED ON EARTH
  • ISLAMIC JIHAD FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE
  • ORGANIZATION OF RIGHT AGAINST WRONG
  • ANSAR ALLAH
  • FOLLOWERS OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMED
  • LEBANESE HIZBALLAH
  • LEBANESE HEZBOLLAH
  • HIZBALLAH ESO
  • HIZBALLAH INTERNATIONAL
  • EXTERNAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION OF HEZBOLLAH
  • External Security Organisation
  • Hezballah Military Wing
  • Hezbollah Military Wing
  • Hisbollah Military Wing
  • Hizb Allah Military Wing
  • Hizballah Military Wing
  • Hizbollah Military Wing
  • Hizbu'llah Military Wing
  • Hizbullah Military Wing
  • Jihad Council
  • Ala Militar do Hezbolá
  • Ala militar de Hezbalah
  • Ala militar de Hezbolá
  • Ala militar de Hisbolah
  • Ala militar de Hizb Allah
  • Ala militar de Hizbolah
  • Ala militar de Hizbu'llah
  • Ala militar de Hizbulah
  • Ala militar de Hizbulá
  • Ala militare di Hezbollah
  • Branche militaire du Hezbollah
  • Comhairle Jiohád
  • Conseil du Djihad
  • Consejo de la Yihad
  • Conselho da Jiade
  • Consiglio della Jihad
  • Consiliul Jihadului
  • Dzsihád Tanács
  • Džihaadi Nõukogu
  • Džihado taryba
  • Eagraíocht Slándála Seachtraí
  • Externe Veiligheidsorganisatie
  • Hezballah karinis sparnas
  • Hezballahi sõjaline tiib
  • Hezbollah karinis sparnas
  • Hezbollahi sõjaline tiib
  • Hisbollah karinis sparnas
  • Hisbollahi sõjaline tiib
  • Hizb Allah karinis sparnas
  • Hizb Allahi sõjaline tiib
  • Hizballah Katonai Szárny
  • Hizballah karinis sparnas
  • Hizballahi sõjaline tiib
  • Hizbollah karinis sparnas
  • Hizbollahi sõjaline tiib

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Identifiers

EU:7245, UK:CTI0032, US:4697

Entries are joined across lists only by a shared UN reference number, IMO number or an editor’s hand-checked crosswalk (this entity is in the crosswalk).