Overview

• Victims of Hamas and Hezbollah attacks filed the Manhattan suit seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
• Plaintiffs allege UNRWA harbored terrorists for years and point to October 7 video of agency employees handling a victim’s body.
• Attorneys from President Trump’s Justice Department withdrew the U.S. government’s immunity support in April, enabling the case to proceed.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry provided new staff lists this week claiming dozens of UNRWA workers are active Hamas operatives.
• UNRWA maintains that accused employees represent isolated incidents and insists it operates under strict neutrality serving Palestinian refugees.