The U.S. Department of Justice announced terrorism charges against senior leaders of Hamas for carrying out the October 7 massacre.

Merrick Garland, the U.S. attorney general,&nbsp;<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;announced&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-terrorism-charges-against-senior-leaders-hamas&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-terrorism-charges-against-senior-leaders-hamas" target="_blank">announced</a>&nbsp;the charges on Tuesday evening in a recorded message. He said that Yahya Sinwar and other Hamas leaders oversaw “a decades-long campaign to murder American citizens and endanger the national security of the United States.”

“The charges unsealed today are just one part of our effort to target every aspect of Hamas’s operations,” Merrick Garland said.{ai:summary}<p>The U.S. Department of Justice has filed terrorism charges against senior Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, following the October 7 attacks. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated these leaders have engaged in a long-term campaign threatening American lives and national security.  </p><p>#foreignaffairs</p>

U.S. announces federal terror charges against Hamas leaders for October 7

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