New Zealand designates entire Hamas 'terrorist entity' New Zealand has considered the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, a terrorist entity since 2010. But the country has until now been reluctant to follow the example of other Western countries in designating it as "terrorist".
the entire group - which is also a political party and enjoys broad support among Palestinians. New Zealand thus follows Australia, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada and the European Union, which had already designated the armed but also political wing as “terrorist”