UK to Ban Palestinian Terrorist Group Hamas

UK to Ban Palestinian Terrorist Group Hamas
Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel leaves Downing Street after attending a cabinet meeting in central London on Oct. 27, 2021. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images
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The UK government announced on Friday that it is seeking to proscribe Palestinian group Hamas as a terrorist organisation.

Hamas calls for the establishment of an Islamic Palestinian state under Sharia law and has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel. It has long been involved in significant terrorist violence.