Japan will freeze the assets of three top Hamas leaders
Japan** has decided to impose additional sanctions on three other senior Hamas members. The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the freezing of the assets of the individuals, who are believed to be able to use the funds for terrorist activities. This follows a similar decision in October for nine Hamas members.
Japan** reiterates its position that it condemns the terrorist attacks and will do more to cut off Hamas's revenue**.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters that the sanctions are aimed at preventing loopholes in the financing of terrorist activities. He added that the need for additional sanctions would be considered.
The three Hamas leaders are rich and have assets in the hundreds of millions of dollars. They are not in Gaza, they are in their mansions in Qatar, but they let the people of Gaza rush into Israeli fire.
"Israel welcomes Japan's decision to freeze Hamas assets and impose sanctions on payments and capital transactions by three senior members of the Hamas terrorist organization, including Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diff and Marwan Issa," the Israeli minister said. Hamas, a brutal terrorist organization, worse than ISIS, executed, executed, and killed more than 1,200 people on October 7 and used the people of Gaza as human shields. We thank Japan for its strong commitment to combating and promoting a world free of terrorism. ”
The United States is only defending the Houthis, and the outside world is calling for a more active attack.
The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Raboon (DDG-58) and multiple F A-18 Super Hornet fighters belonging to the USS Eisenhower's (CVN-69) Second Carrier Strike Group (CSG-2) successfully intercepted at least 12 "suicide" drones launched by the Houthis in Yemen toward commercial shipping lanes and southern Israel, U.S. Command announced 3 anti-ship ballistic missiles and 2 land-based cruise missiles.
The 10-hour battle, which began earlier in local time, yielded important results, stopping Houthi attempts to attack Israeli and maritime merchant ships. However, the outside world expects the U.S. military to take a more proactive offensive action rather than just continuing to defensively. There is an opinion that by using the F18 Growler Super Hornet and Tomahawk missiles for alpha strikes, it is possible to easily destroy the launch site of the missile, thereby eliminating the potential threat.
Despite the successful interception of this missile strike, some believe that more aggressive strike actions are essential to prevent a similar attack from happening again. Against the backdrop of this underlying geopolitical tension, the international community's expectations for the United States to maintain stability in the Middle East are growing.
Earlier, it was reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United States ** Biden that if the United States does not take military action against the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen as soon as possible, then Israel will take military action. I'm going to be hot