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    Home / News / World News / Palestinian families sue US over 'human rights abuses' in Gaza
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    Palestinian families sue US over 'human rights abuses' in Gaza
    The lawsuit was announced on Tuesday

    Palestinian families sue US over 'human rights abuses' in Gaza

    By Tanya Shrivastava
    Dec 18, 2024
    09:52 am

    What's the story

    Five Palestinian families from Gaza, the West Bank, and the United States have sued the US State Department.

    They accuse it of backing Israeli military actions amounting to "human rights abuses" in Gaza.

    Announced on Tuesday, the lawsuit highlights the Department's alleged inaction in enforcing a federal law that prohibits funding to foreign military units engaged in gross human rights violations.

    Funding allegations

    Lawsuit highlights US funding to Israeli military

    The lawsuit revolves around the Leahy Law, a federal rule prohibiting the US government from giving funds to foreign military units involved in gross human rights violations.

    The plaintiffs contend that the State Department's inaction is especially egregious considering the escalation of Israeli actions since the Gaza War started on October 7, 2023.

    The war was sparked by a major Hamas attack on Israel, killing over 1,200 and taking over 250 hostages.

    Personal testimonies

    Plaintiffs detail personal losses, allege US complicity

    One of the plaintiffs, a Gaza teacher who goes by the pseudonym Amal Gaza, alleges she has been displaced seven times since the war started and lost 20 family members to Israeli attacks.

    "My suffering and the unimaginable loss my family has endured would be significantly lessened if the US stopped providing military assistance to Israeli units committing gross violations of human rights," she said.

    Aid details

    US military assistance to Israel under scrutiny

    The lawsuit highlights that the US gives Israel at least $3.8 billion in military assistance every year.

    Brown University researchers estimate an additional $17.9 billion was given by the Biden administration since the Gaza conflict began.

    The Biden administration had contemplated halting aid to an Israeli army unit for its violent actions against Palestinians and the elderly Palestinian American's death but decided aid could continue after concluding allegations against Netzah Yehuda Battalion had been "effectively remediated."

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