The Justice Department announced criminal charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other high-ranking masterminds behind the terrorist organization’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The seven-count criminal complaint, filed in Manhattan federal court Tuesday, is the first attempt by US law enforcement to hold Hamas’ leaders responsible for the attack that saw some 1,200 Israelis massacred and sparked the ongoing war in Gaza.
The charges include conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to murder US nationals and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, resulting in death.
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