The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants over the October 7 rampage in Israel which sparked the war in Gaza.
The 7-count criminal complaint includes charges of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation, and conspiracy to murder US nationals.
The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the militant group's chief, and at least five others accuse them of orchestrating the Oct 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans.
Unprecedented protests – and a general strike on Monday – have erupted throughout Israel over the past few days in favor of a deal over the discovery of six murdered hostages in Gaza, one of whom was Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli-American.
