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Palestinian Islamic Jihad

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.

Listing Timeline

Listing timeline for Palestinian Islamic Jihad 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 22 Dec 2003 UK list 31 Dec 2020 UK proscribed March 2001
Listing timeline; scrolls sideways on small screens.

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.

    The list at source
  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 PALESTINE ISLAMIC JIHAD - SHAQAQI FACTION (entry 4707). OFAC entry created 24 Jan 1995.

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

    Official list entry

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "PALESTINE ISLAMIC JIHAD - SHAQAQI FACTION," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 4707, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The Council of the European Union lists PIJ (entry EU.3689.65).

    Program as written on the list: “TERR”

    Official list entry

    Council of the European Union, "PIJ," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.3689.65, file of 15 Oct 2026.

  4. UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The UK government lists Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) (entry CTI0038). 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: “Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is a Palestinian Islamist terrorist organization whose has stated that its objective is the destruction of the State of Israel, and which has been responsible for numerous terrorist attacks. PIJ has, through past attacks, demonstrated its willingness to use violence to further its political objectives. The movement has also praised and encouraged violence.”

    Official list entry

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, "Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)," UK Sanctions List, CTI0038, 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.

    The list at source
  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 Palestinian Islamic Jihad - Shaqaqi (PIJ): Proscribed March 2001. Proscription is a separate legal instrument from the UK Sanctions List.

    Official notice

    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
22 Dec 2003EUEU act amending the entry2003/902/EC (OJ L340)
16 Mar 2005EUEU act amending the entry2005/221/CFSP (OJ L69)
31 May 2006EUEU act amending the entry2006/379/EC (OJ L144)
29 Jun 2007EUEU act amending the entry2007/445/EC (OJ L169)
16 Jun 2009EUEU regulation replacing an earlier act (entry carried over)501/2009 (OJ L151)
14 Jan 2020EUEU act amending the entry2020/19 (OJ L8I)
31 Dec 2020UKUK designationUK Sanctions List CTI0038
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 CTI0038

Names as Listed

  • PALESTINE ISLAMIC JIHAD - SHAQAQI FACTION
  • PIJ-SHAQAQI FACTION
  • PIJ
  • ISLAMIC JIHAD IN PALESTINE
  • ISLAMIC JIHAD OF PALESTINE
  • ABU GHUNAYM SQUAD OF THE HIZBALLAH BAYT AL-MAQDIS
  • PIJ-SHALLAH FACTION
  • PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD
  • AL-QUDS SQUADS
  • SAYARA AL-QUDS
  • AL-QUDS BRIGADES
  • AL-AWDAH BRIGADES
  • Palestinian Islamic Jihad
  • Il-Ġiħad Iżlamika tal-Palestina
  • JIP
  • Jihad Islâmica Palestiniana
  • Jihad islamica palestinese
  • Jihad islamique palestinien
  • Jihadul Islamic Palestinian
  • Jiohád Ioslamach na Palaistíne
  • Palestiina Islami Džihaad
  • Palestiinan islamilainen jihad
  • Palestijnse Islamitische Jihad
  • Palestina Islamic Jihad
  • Palestinos islamo džihadas
  • Palestinska islamiska Jihad
  • Palestinski islamski džihad
  • Palestinský islámský džihád
  • Palestyński Islamski Dżihad
  • Palestínsky islamský džihád
  • Palestīniešu Islāma Jihad
  • Palesztin Iszlám Dzsihád
  • Palästinensischer Islamischer Dschihad
  • Palæstinensisk Islamisk Jihad
  • Yihad Islámica Palestina
  • Παλαιστινιακή Ισλαµική Τζιχάντ
  • Палестински ислямски джихад
  • Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)

Identifiers

EU:217, UK:CTI0038, US:4707

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).