The Anti-Defamation League has filed a new lawsuit on behalf of the families of victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

The lawsuit, which follows another filed in July 2024 against Iran, Syria and North Korea for abetting terrorists, includes claims against eight foreign terrorist groups for their efforts in orchestrating the Oct. 7 attacks.

The terror groups added to the new lawsuit include Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Palestinian Mujahideen Movement, Popular Resistance Committees and Hezbollah.

The lawsuit makes use of two federal statutes: the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which allows victims to sue state sponsors of terrorism, and the Anti-

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