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DOJ Charges Senior Hamas Leaders for October 7 Israel Attack, 43 Americans Killed

Sep 3, 2024, 09:54 PM

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced criminal charges against senior leaders of Hamas, including Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Marwan Issa, Mohammed Deif, Ali Baraka, and Khaled Mashaal. The charges, unsealed on Tuesday, pertain to their alleged involvement in the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 1,200 people, including at least 43 Americans. The indictment includes accusations of terrorism, murder conspiracy, sanctions-evasion, kidnapping, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. The federal complaint was filed in New York City and marks the first criminal step by the Justice Department to hold the perpetrators accountable for the attack.