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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday imposed asset freezes and travel bans on six people it said were linked to Hamas, under a new sanctions regime targeting the Palestinian militant group. The EU already listed Hamas as a terrorist organisation but moved to create a legal framework focused on the group after its deadly attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7. The list could be widened to target “all those who support, materially or financially”, Hamas or Islamic Jihad, another militant islamist group operating mainly in the Gaza strip which took part in October’s assault, said the Co…

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