The US Department of Justice issued an indictment against the leaders of Hamas
Eviralnews,, the US Department of Justice announced today (Wednesday) the issuance of a criminal indictment including (false) accusations against 6 current and former leaders of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas.
According to the Associated Press news agency, the criminal complaint filed in federal court in New York City includes seven charges, including “conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to kill American citizens and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.”
In this indictment, Iran and Hezbollah have also been accused of providing financial support and weapons, including the missiles used in the October 7 attack (Operation Storm Al-Aqsa).
Associated Press wrote that this indictment seems to be symbolic in the first place, because one of the people addressed in this indictment, Martyr Ismail Haniyeh, is not alive, and the United States believes in the case of two others, Mohammad Zaif and Marwan Issa, that they were involved in the attacks. Israelis have been martyred in Gaza.
The US Justice Department said in a statement: “The complaint was originally filed last February to give the United States enough time to arrest Ismail Haniyeh, the then leader of Hamas, but on Tuesday, weeks after Haniyeh's death and due to other developments in the region It was declassified.”
US Attorney General Merrick Garland also claimed in a statement: “The charges disclosed today are only part of our efforts to target all aspects of Hamas operations. These measures will not be the last.”
In the meantime, an American official, without mentioning his name, told the Associated Press that it is believed that this indictment will not affect the ongoing negotiations regarding Gaza.
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