US declares Hamas leader a terrorist

The US State Department has announced that it has declared terrorist Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, broadcast Reuters.

This department's statement says that Haniyeh, along with two other Islamic groups that are active in Egypt and another on the territory of the Palestinian Authority, are listed as global terrorists.

It has been quoted as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as saying that the appointments “target terrorist groups and leaders”, including two sponsors and headed by Iran, which is considered threatening to stability in the Middle East, devastating the peace and offensive process of our allies, Egypt and Israel”.

In Gaza, Hamas official Abu Zuhri has told Reuters news agency that “we oppose and condemn the decision and see it as reflecting the dominantness of the zooist gang in the American decision”.

“The decision is worthless”, he said.

Hamas, who dominate the Gaza Strip, has been declared a terrorist group by the United States and several Western states.

In December of last year, after US President Donald Trump has known Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, has declared during the 30th anniversary of Hamas' founding that “we will bring down Trump's decision, no superpower can give Jerusalem Israel, there is no Israel that should have a capital called Jerusalem”.

The other three declared terrorist groups are, the Al-Sabireen Harkat, Liwa al-Thajas and the Sawaıd Misr Harkat.

With this decision the U.S. State Department prohibits these parties from accessing the American financial system.