September 18, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations. These sanctions build on Canada’s efforts to countering Hamas and its acts of terror, as well as its affiliates and financial networks.

Today’s sanctions apply to eleven individuals and two entities with roles in Hamas’ financial network. They have directly or indirectly participated in facilitating, supporting and providing funding assessed as integral to the planning and execution of the attacks on Israel that began on October 7, 2023.

The eleven individuals are the following:

• Musa Muhammad Salim Dudin
• Amer Kamal Sharif Alshawa
• Ahmed Sadu Jahleb
• Walid Mohammed Mustafa Jadallah
• Zuhair Shamlakh
• Alaa Shamlakh
• Ahmed Shamlakh
• Imad Shamlakh
• Nabil Khaled Halil Chouman
• Khaled Chouman
• Reda Ali Khamis

The two entities are the following:

• Al-Markaziya Li-Siarafa (Al-Markaziya)   
• Nabil Chouman & Co.

Canada unequivocally condemns the brutal terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas and its affiliates on October 7, 2023. These horrific attacks included the killing, maiming and abduction of innocent civilians, including children.

Today’s sanctions represent a further step in Canada’s response to the ongoing violence in the region. Canada remains deeply concerned by the impact that the conflict is having on Israeli and Palestinian civilians and is committed to promoting peace and security in the Middle East.