US Charges 6 Hamas Leaders in Terrorism Case

Published on September 3, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice announced multiple criminal charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and five other living and deceased senior Hamas officials on Sept. 3 for alleged terrorist activity from the 1990s to the present day. The seven-count indictment, unsealed in a federal court in New York City on Tuesday, charges Sinwar alongside Ismail Haniyeh, Mohammad Al-Masri, Marwan Issa, Khaled Meshaal, and Ali Baraka. A DOJ press statement identified Sinwar as the current leader of Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist group. It also names him as one of the founders of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas political structure. U.S. officials believe he remains confined within the embattled Gaza Strip....

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