Thursday, July 11, 2024

FBI said questioning Oct. 7 victims for case against financial backers of Hamas

FBI agents have taken testimonies from the survivors and relatives of victims of the October 7 massacre in southern Israel as the US Justice Department builds a case against financial backers of the Hamas terror group, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

The case is targeting avenues of support to the Hamas terror group, including funding from Qatar and Iran, sources familiar with the investigation told Bloomberg.

According to the report, former hostages and the families of US citizens murdered during the devastating onslaught have provided footage and texts from those slain in order to create a detailed chronology of the massacre and identify its perpetrators.

A spokesperson for the US Justice Department declined to comment on the report.

Iran was one of the first countries to hail the Hamas assault and is known to fund and support terrorist organizations in the area including Hamas and Hezbollah.

An intelligence report released by US and Israeli intelligence professionals in April said that “Qatari funding and policies led directly to October 7.” READ MORE