New Zealand designates entirety of Hamas a ‘terrorist entity’

WELLINGTON (AFP): New Zealand on Thursday became one of the last Western countries to designate all of Hamas as a “terrorist entity,” saying the attacks of October 7 had shattered the notion its political and military wings could be separated.

“The organization as a whole bears responsibility for these horrific terrorist attacks,” the government said, announcing a move that spells a freeze on Hamas assets in New Zealand and a ban on providing it with “material support.”