The EU General Court ruled on Wednesday that Hamas should be removed for the European Union’s list of terrorist organizations on the grounds that its’ inclusion was based solely on media reports.

Hamas appealed its terror designation four years ago, in September 2010, and although its application became accepted today, the General Court of the European Union said that member states could maintain their funding freeze against the group and its members for three more months.

Commenting on the court’s ruling, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Reuters that “Hamas is a murderous terrorist organization which in its charter states its goal is to destroy Israel,” and called on the EU to immediately put Hamas back on the list.