Families of US victims sue Iran over 2023 Hamas-led attack in Israel

[Karah Rucker]

IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DEVASTATING OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK IN ISRAEL LAST YEAR… FAMILIES OF AMERICAN VICTIMS ARE NOW SEEKING JUSTICE, FILING LAWSUITS AGAINST IRAN AND SEVERAL OF ITS ALLIED TERROR ORGANIZATIONS. THESE LAWSUITS AIM TO REVEAL AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THE NETWORKS THAT FUNDED AND ORCHESTRATED THESE HORRIFIC EVENTS.  

THE LAWSUITS, FILED IN U-S FEDERAL COURT, ACCUSE IRAN AND ITS ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS OF FUNDING AND SUPPORTING HAMAS, THE GROUP RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK. ON THAT DAY, OVER 12-HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE KILLED, INCLUDING 46 AMERICANS. THOUSANDS MORE WERE INJURED OR TRAUMATIZED, AND 250 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN HOSTAGE… 12 OF THEM AMERICAN CITIZENS.  

EVIDENCE PRESENTED IN THE LAWSUITS INCLUDES SECRET DOCUMENTS OBTAINED FROM GAZA AND OTHER SOURCES, SHOWING HOW IRAN FUNNELED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HAMAS LEADERS OVER THE YEARS. ONE DOCUMENT FROM 2022 OUTLINES A REQUEST FOR 7 MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH FROM IRAN TO PREPARE FOR WHAT IT CALLED “THE BIG PROJECT,” NOW KNOWN TO BE THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK.  

THE FAMILIES BEHIND THE LAWSUITS INCLUDE THOSE OF AMERICANS KILLED IN THE ATTACK, HOSTAGES, AND SOLDIERS WHO DIED DEFENDING ISRAEL. THE SUITS ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE BROADER REGIONAL VIOLENCE TRIGGERED BY THE ATTACK. 

FOLLOWING OCTOBER 7TH… HEZBOLLAH ESCALATED ATTACKS IN NORTHERN ISRAEL, DISPLACING OVER 60-THOUSAND RESIDENTS. IRAN-BACKED MILITIAS IN IRAQ AND YEMEN ALSO LAUNCHED STRIKES IN SOLIDARITY WITH HAMAS.  

WHILE THE LAWSUITS FOCUS ON IRAN’S ROLE, KEY PLAYERS LIKE QATAR AND TURKEY, WHICH REPORTEDLY ALSO PROVIDED FUNDS TO HAMAS, ARE NOTABLY ABSENT. YEMEN’S HOUTHI REBELS, REMOVED FROM THE U-S TERROR BLACKLIST, ARE ALSO EXCLUDED.  

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST LEGAL ACTION AGAINST IRAN FOLLOWING OCTOBER 7TH. EARLIER LAWSUITS SOUGHT BILLIONS IN DAMAGES, ACCUSING IRAN OF DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK AND ARMING HAMAS. THESE FAMILIES NOW HOPE THEIR CASE WILL REVEAL THE FULL EXTENT OF TEHRAN’S INVOLVEMENT AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE UNDER U-S ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS.  

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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS… I’M KARAH RUCKER.