The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has approved the amendment of The 2016 Counter-Terrorism Law, which will now enable the State of Israel to designate individual terror operatives.
The law will be amended to allow the Minister of Defense to designate individuals as terrorists - today, the law only enables the designation of organizations.
The purpose of the amendment is to thwart the financing of individuals operating in various organizations, in particular, the Hamas terrorist organization.
This amendment will enhance the administrative measures that may be employed against individual terrorists and terrorist organizations. It will also address the issues of recruitment, financing, and the transfer of funds for terrorist purposes.
The National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing in the Israel Ministry of Defense imposes financial sanctions against terrorist organizations - a tool that has proven effective in the fight against terrorism.