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Judge dismisses lawsuit claiming UN agency enabled Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel
Judge Torres ruled UNRWA immune from U.S. courts despite allegations of funding Hamas; about 100 Israeli plaintiffs sought $1 billion in damages for the 2023 terror attack.
- A lawsuit claiming the United Nations Relief and Works Agency enabled a Hamas attack on Israel by providing funding was dismissed by a federal judge in New York due to the agency's immunity as part of the United Nations.
- The lawsuit, filed by families of victims, sought to hold UNRWA accountable for the October 7, 2023 deadly attack by Hamas, alleging the agency aided Hamas by permitting weapons storage in its facilities and employing Hamas members.
- Lawyers for UNRWA called the lawsuit 'absurd' and stated the agency was immune from liability as a 'subsidiary organ' of the UN, while the plaintiffs' co-counsel said they would appeal the ruling.
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US judge dismisses lawsuit accusing UN agency of aiding Hamas attack on Israel
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In Israel archaeologists secure traces of October 7, 2023. With their work they give families certainty about the whereabouts of their relatives - and document what happened in Hamas' terrorist attack. By Jörg Poppendieck.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit claiming UN agency enabled Hamas' deadly attack on Israel
A lawsuit that claimed the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees had provided more than $1 billion that enabled Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel was dismissed this week by a federal judge in New York.
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