New US lawsuit demands UNRWA pay for crimes of Hamas, Hezbollah

US citizens who were victims of Hamas and Hezbollah attacks, as well as relatives of such individuals, are suing the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, demanding it be held liable for aiding and enabling the actions of the terror groups.

The New York Times reports that the lawsuit was filed Thursday at a federal court in DC, based on a Department of Justice decision in April that UNRWA is not entitled to immunity from US lawsuits.

According to the complaint, UNRWA has provided material aid to Hamas and Hezbollah in violation of antiterrorism laws. It also claims that UNRWA USA of assisting by gathering donations.

The lawsuit alleges that rather than promoting peace and coexistence, UNRWA actively encourages anti-Israel and antisemitic attitudes through its positions, services, and education system.

A second lawsuit filed in New York last year by the families of more than 100 victims of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led terror assault is ongoing.

Thousands visit Western Wall to mark Tisha B’Av

Thousands of people visited the Western Wall tonight to mark Tisha B’Av and the destruction of the ancient Jewish Temples.

Traditionally, on the eve of Tisha B’Av, Jews around the world read the Book of Lamentations, a collection of poems mourning the destruction.

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Palestinian Red Crescent says one staffer killed in Israeli attack at Gaza HQ

The Palestine Red Crescent Society says one of its staff members was killed and three others wounded in an Israeli strike on its Khan Younis headquarters in Gaza.

“One Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) staff member was killed and three others injured after Israeli forces targeted the Society’s headquarters in Khan Younis, igniting a fire on the building’s first floor,” the aid organization says in a post on X.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF, and the circumstances of the incident are not clear.