Today, Tuesday 8th September, the UK Government has designated the following 5 individuals under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. Furthermore, 1 entity has been designated under the Counter-Terrorism (International) Sanctions Regime.
Designated Individuals:
Name: Unique ID: Ben-Zion GOPSTEIN GHR0198 Meir Mordechai ETTINGER GHR0199 Eliav LIBI GHR0200 Baruch MARZEL GHR0201 Avichai SUISSA GHR0202 Designated Entity:
Name: Unique ID: AL-QARD AL-HASAN CTI0084
The Global Human Rights Sanctions Notice:
Sanctions Notice: 8 September 2026
Regime: Global Human Rights
Additions:
The following individuals have been added and are now subject to the sanctions listed:
OFSI Sanctions Type: Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction
Ben-Zion GOPSTEIN
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect Ben-Zion GOPSTEIN (hereafter “GOPSTEIN”) is an involved person under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: GOPSTEIN is and/or has been facilitating, inciting, promoting or providing support for activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Specifically, GOPSTEIN has facilitated, incited, promoted and provided support for violence against Palestinian individuals.
- Dobs: 10/09/1969
- Nationalities: Israel, United States
- Name variation(s): Bentzi GOPSTEIN
- Name (non-Latin script): בן־ציון “בנצי “גופשטיין (script language: Hebrew)
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 08/09/2026
- Last updated: 08/09/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: GHR0198 | OFSI Regime: The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
Meir Mordechai ETTINGER
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect Meir Mordechai ETTINGER (hereafter “ETTINGER”) is an involved person under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: ETTINGER is and/or has been facilitating, inciting, promoting or providing support for activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Specifically, ETTINGER has facilitated, incited, promoted and provided support for violence against Palestinians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
- Name variation(s): Meir ETTINGER
- Name (non-Latin script): מאיר מרדכי אטינגר (script language: Hebrew)
- Address: West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 08/09/2026
- Last updated: 08/09/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: GHR0199 | OFSI Regime: The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
Eliav LIBI
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect Eliav LIBI (hereafter “LIBI”), is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: LIBI is and/or has been responsible for, engaging in, facilitating, inciting or providing support for activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Specifically, LIBI has been involved in threatening and perpetuating acts of aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals.
- Genders: Male
- Name (non-Latin script): אלאיב ליבי (script type: Hebrew; script language: Hebrew)
- Address: West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 08/09/2026
- Last updated: 08/09/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: GHR0200 | OFSI Regime: The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
Baruch MARZEL
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Baruch MARZEL (hereafter “MARZEL”) is an involved person under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: MARZEL is and/or has been facilitating, inciting, promoting or providing support for activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Specifically, MARZEL has facilitated, incited, promoted and provided support for violence against Palestinian individuals.
- Dobs: 23/04/1959
- Nationalities: Israel, United States
- Genders: Male
- Town of birth: Boston
- Country of birth: United States
- Name variation(s): Baruch MARZEL
- Names (non-Latin script): ברוך מאיר מרזל (script type: Hebrew); ברוך מאיר מרזל (script language: Hebrew)
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 08/09/2026
- Last updated: 08/09/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: GHR0201 | OFSI Regime: The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
Avichai SUISSA
- Dobs: 01/07/1986
- Nationalities: Israel
- Genders: Male
- Country of birth: Israel
- Name (non-Latin script): אביחי סוויסה (script type: Hebrew)
- Address: West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 08/09/2026
- Last updated: 08/09/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: GHR0202 | OFSI Regime: The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
The Counter-Terrorism (International) Sanctions Notice:
Sanctions Notice: 8 September 2026
Regime: Counter-Terrorism (International)
Additions:
The following entity has been added and is now subject to the sanctions listed:
OFSI Sanctions Type: Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction
AL-QARD AL-HASAN
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Al-Qard Al-Hasan (AQAH) is an involved person within the meaning of the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following grounds: (a) AQAH is a member of, or associated with Hizballah, an entity which is and/or has been involved in terrorist activity; (b) that AQAH is involved in providing financial services and making available funds for the purposes of terrorism, specifically to Hizballah.
- Type of entities: Financial services / charitable organisation
- Name variation(s): Al-Qard Al-Hassan
- Address: Beirut-Al-Sfeir-Shaheen Building Beirut, Lebanon
- Phone numbers: +961 1 270 370
- Websites: http://www.qardhusan.org
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 08/09/2026
- Last updated: 08/09/2026
- Party Type: Entity
- Unique ID: CTI0084 | OFSI Regime: The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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