US Court Allows Discovery in Lawsuit Alleging Hamas Support
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
A U.S. federal judge denied a request by Palestinian-American businessman Bashar Masri to halt evidence gathering in a lawsuit accusing him and his companies of supporting Hamas. The judge's October 1 ruling allows discovery to proceed in the case, brought by victims of the October 7 attacks. Plaintiffs allege Masri's Gaza projects provided infrastructure for Hamas, while Masri denies the claims. The court order does not rule on the lawsuit's core allegations.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A US federal judge denied Bashar Masri's request to pause discovery in a Hamas support lawsuit.
- The lawsuit alleges Masri's Gaza projects provided infrastructure for Hamas's October 7 attacks.
- Masri denies the allegations, calling the lawsuit baseless and based on speculation.
- The judge's ruling allows evidence gathering to proceed, without ruling on the core claims.
- The case was brought by American victims of the October 7 attacks and their relatives.
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