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Former ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan Ordered to Pay $6.7 Million to Hostage Families
The Jerusalem District Court ordered former ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan to pay NIS 25 million in damages to three Israelis abducted by Hamas and their families. The default judgment was issued after Khan failed to file a defense to a lawsuit alleging his inaction prolonged the hostages' captivity.
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What happened
- 01Jerusalem court orders former ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to pay NIS 25 million to hostage families.
- 02The ruling was a default judgment after Khan failed to file a defense to the lawsuit.
- 03The lawsuit alleged Khan's inaction prolonged the captivity of Eitan Mor, Avinatan Or, and Omri Miran.
- 04Families claimed Khan delayed seeking arrest warrants for senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders.
- 05The lawsuit also alleged Khan linked warrant requests for Hamas leaders to those for Israeli officials.
- 06Plaintiffs accused Khan of drawing improper moral equivalence between Israel and terrorist groups.
The families claimed Khan delayed seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and drew false moral equivalence between Israel and terrorist groups. The ruling was made without a full examination of the case's merits.
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