Some 245 individuals who have been victims of terror attacks filed a claim against the Palestinian Authority amounting to NIS 1.255 billion, Walla reported on Thursday.
The lawsuit was filed under the new Israeli law for compensation for victims of terrorism. The law allows for a NIS 10 million compensation to each heir of murdered victims and NIS 5 million to those permanently disabled due to a terror attack.
Gohar Law Firm represents the 245 survivors of the Nova Festival massacre along with the Kedem Arbus Law Firm, who filed the lawsuit, who is representing other terror attack victims, including October 7 survivors.
Who are the plaintiffs?
The plaintiffs are families of those who were murdered during the October 7 massacres, including the Nova Festival massacre, and other victims of terror attacks from recent years.
The lawsuit, which is against the Palestinian Authority and the terror group Hamas, claims that "the Palestinian Authority initiated, supported, and encouraged the execution of murderous terrorist acts against the citizens of the State of Israel. The defendant even rewards terrorist acts by making payments to terrorist perpetrators and their families."
"The PA's reward policy is disgusting," the lawsuit claimed. "Paying the terrorists is not only a retroactive approval of terror attacks, but a direct incentive for future acts."
"The war on terror is not limited to the battlefield," Attorney Barak Kedem of the Arbus Kedem Law Firm said. "We are also committed to fighting in the legal arena to dry up the sources of financing for terrorism and bring justice to the victims of terrorism and their families. The Palestinian Authority cannot continue to encourage terrorism without bearing the consequences."