Swiss Parliament Committee Votes To Ban Hamas And Hezbollah

2024-10-23 02:26:10

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) A Swiss parliamentary committee has voted in favour of banning both Hamas and Lebanon's militia Hezbollah in Switzerland.

This content was published on October 23, 2024 - 10:48 1 minute Keystone-SDA

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The Security Policy Committee of the Swiss House of Representatives, along with its counterpart in the Senate , voted 20 to 2, with two abstentions, to approve the draft federal law banning the Islamist group Hamas and related organisations, it announced on Tuesday.

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The majority of the committee also wants to ban the Lebanon-based militia Hezbollah, approving a corresponding motion by 19 votes to 3, with two abstentions.

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