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Palestinian families sue US over involvement in 'human rights abuses' through support to Israeli military
People inspect the damage following Israeli strikes on the Ahmad Abdulaziz UNRWA-run school currently housing displaced families in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 16, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.(AFP)
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Palestinian families sue US over involvement in 'human rights abuses' through support to Israeli military

The lawsuit accuses the Department of State of failing to implement a US federal law that prohibits the transfer of funds to foreign military units. Five Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and the United States have sued the State Department over its support to Israeli military accusing it of being involved in the "human rights abuses" in Gaza.  The lawsuit, announced on Tuesday, 17 Dec accuses the Department of State of failing to implement a US federal law that prohibits the transfer of funds to foreign military units engaged in gross violations such as extrajudicial killings and torture, Al Jazeera reported.

"The State Department's calculated failure to apply the Leahy Law is particularly shocking in the face of the unprecedented escalation of Israeli [gross violations of human rights] since the Gaza War erupted on October 7, 2023," the lawsuit stated.

Hamas carried out a massive terror attack on Israel on October 7 killing over 1200 people and holding over 250 as hostages. Around 100 of them are still believed to be in captivity in Gaza. Israel launched a strong counter-offensive targeting Hamas units in Gaza in an operation that has killed over 45,000 Palestinians.