Court Orders Hamas to Pay 3.3 Billion Shekels to October 7 Victims and Their Families

From Channel 14 broadcasts, Hamas to pay 3.3 billion shekels to the victims of October 7 and their families. Yair Altman, about an hour ago.

The court recently issued a series of unprecedented compensation rulings totaling 3.3 billion shekels for victims of the October 7 massacre and their family members. The lawsuits were filed against Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, with Hamas ordered to pay the full amount. The legal proceedings against the Palestinian Authority continue, on the claim that it incentivizes terrorists.

The court continues to issue a series of judgments in lawsuits filed by victims of the October 7 massacre and their families against the murderous terrorist organization Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. Recently, rulings were handed down totaling an unprecedented sum of about 3.3 billion shekels. The plaintiffs are victims of the massacre at the Nova festival, residents of Kibbutz Re'im, and additional victims during the October 7 attack.

The court accepted all the lawsuits filed against Hamas and ruled in favor of the victims and their families, awarding massive compensation. But this raises the obvious question, how can the money be collected from a terrorist organization that does not hold significant assets under Israeli control? According to the plaintiffs, represented by attorney Barak Kedem, the answer may be found with the other defendant in the cases, the Palestinian Authority. According to the statements of claim, the Palestinian Authority has for years operated a mechanism of financial rewards for terrorists and their families, including those who carried out the October 7 attack. The plaintiffs argue that this is a policy that encourages and incentivizes acts of terror.

One of the statements of claim said that "the results of the defendant's conduct as one that encourages, incentivizes and rewards acts of terror were reflected in the fact that in recent years the State of Israel has faced relentless attacks of murderous terror attacks."

It was also written in the statement of claim that "their peak was a murderous, cruel and shocking surprise attack, in which about 1,400 civilians and soldiers were murdered. Alongside the fact that many of the defendant's senior officials expressed support for the horrific massacre, the defendant rewards the human monsters who carried out the horrific massacre and their families."

However, it is important to note that while Hamas did not defend itself against the lawsuits and the rulings against it have already been issued, the Palestinian Authority filed statements of defense, and the legal proceedings against it are still ongoing in court.