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Canada Hits Hamas, Israeli Settlers, Iran With New Sanctions

Protests in Ottawa, Canada on February 5, 2022 - Dave Chan AFP
Protests in Ottawa, Canada on February 5, 2022 - Dave Chan AFP
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Canada Hits Hamas, Israeli Settlers, Iran With New Sanctions

Protests in Ottawa, Canada on February 5, 2022 - Dave Chan AFP
Protests in Ottawa, Canada on February 5, 2022 - Dave Chan AFP

Canada on Wednesday announced further sanctions against Hamas over its "acts of terror" and several Israeli settlers for "extremist violence" against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.

Ottawa also, along with Australia and the United States, added five senior Iranian officials to its sanctions list for their roles in policies leading to the violent repression of protests, AFP reported.

The new sanctions target 11 individuals and two entities with roles in Hamas's financial network that Ottawa said was used in the planning and execution of attacks on Israel launched on October 7, 2023, the government said in a statement.

Four Israelis, as well as the Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich, were also listed for "participating in or facilitating acts of harassment and violence, including attacks on humanitarian convoys... and displacement of Palestinian communities."

The latest sanctions against five senior Iranian officials were announced to mark the two years since the death in Iranian custody of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest for an alleged breach of Tehran's strict dress code for women.

As the sanctions were rolled out, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, which is acting as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, along with Egypt and the United States.

Trudeau expressed a "deep concern over the risk of an expanded conflict between Israel and Iran as well as Hezbollah and other Iran-aligned groups," according to a readout of their talks.

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North Korea: New US-led Sanctions Monitoring Team Unlawful

South Korean protesters stage a rally against flying of anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets into North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. The banners read, "Opposition to South Korea-US joint war exercise." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean protesters stage a rally against flying of anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets into North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. The banners read, "Opposition to South Korea-US joint war exercise." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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North Korea: New US-led Sanctions Monitoring Team Unlawful

South Korean protesters stage a rally against flying of anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets into North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. The banners read, "Opposition to South Korea-US joint war exercise." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean protesters stage a rally against flying of anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets into North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. The banners read, "Opposition to South Korea-US joint war exercise." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea's foreign minister said a new multilateral sanctions monitoring team led by the United States was "utterly unlawful and illegitimate,” state media reported on Sunday.
The United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday announced the launch of a new multinational team to monitor the enforcement of sanctions against North Korea after Russia and China thwarted monitoring activities at the United Nations.
The team was introduced after Russia in March rejected the annual renewal of a UN panel of experts that had over the past 15 years overseen the implementation of sanctions aimed at curbing North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. China, North Korea's chief ally and economic lifeline, abstained from the vote.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have intensified in recent years with North Korea stepping up its development of a series of ballistic missiles and a nuclear arsenal, drawing international sanctions, and forming a close military relations with Russia. Washington has been strengthening its security cooperation with key regional allies South Korea and Japan.
"The forces involved in the smear campaign against the DPRK will have to pay a dear price for it," Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said via state news agency KCNA, using the country's official name.
Choe criticized the team, which would be joined by eight other countries, as Washington's misconduct of flouting the international order and as "the most undisguised violation" of North Korea's sovereignty, Reuters reported.
Washington and Seoul have warned of North Korea's close military ties with Moscow. South Korea's spy agency said on Friday that North Korea has shipped 1,500 special forces troops to Russia's Far East for training and acclimatizing at local military bases and will likely be deployed for combat in the war in Ukraine.
Russia and North Korea both deny they have engaged in arms transfers. The Kremlin has also dismissed South Korean assertions that North Korea may have sent some military personnel to help Russia against Ukraine.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he could not confirm reports that North Korea has sent troops to Russia ahead of what could be a deployment to Ukraine, but added such a move would be concerning, if true.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was willing to lead friendship and cooperation with North Korea to "sustainable and stable development" and contribute to "safeguarding regional and global peace,” North Korean state media reported on Sunday.
Xi sent a reply to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un congratulating China's founding anniversary, according to KCNA.