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Qatar National Bank hit with lawsuit over Americans killed by Hamas in Israel

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in New York by dozens of relatives of 10 Americans killed or wounded by Hamas attacks in Israel and the West Bank.
An ATM is seen outside the building of Qatar National Bank in Doha, Qatar January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer - RC15CADB0E00

Institutions linked to Qatar’s royal family have been named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in New York by dozens of relatives of 10 Americans killed or wounded by Hamas attacks in Israel and the West Bank.

The 51-plaintiff lawsuit alleges that Qatar National Bank, Masraf al-Rayan bank and Qatar Charity — all tied to Qatar’s royal family — facilitated payment to individuals involved in Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist attacks. The lawsuit, reported first by Arab News, focuses on attacks carried out by Hamas and the Islamic Jihad on US citizens in Israel and the West Bank between 2014-2016, including the killing of a former US Army captain and an assault on a man who later became a member of Israel’s Knesset.

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