US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday initiating the process to designate chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt as foreign terrorist organizations.

In justifying the order, Trump stated that “the military wing of the Lebanese chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood joined Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian factions to launch multiple rocket attacks against both civilian and military targets within Israel” following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. He alleged that “a senior leader of the Egyptian chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood, on October 7, 2023, called for violent attacks against United States partners and interests” and that “Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood leaders have long provided material support to the militant wing of Hamas.”

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