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Israeli Hostages' Lawsuit Against News Outlet That Paid Hamas Terrorist Will Head to Trial, Judge Rules
(Free Beacon) Alana Goodman - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a lawsuit filed by Israeli hostages against an American news outlet that hired a Hamas kidnapper can go to trial, rejecting the media organization's motion to dismiss. Three former hostages sued the Washington-based Palestine Chronicle last year, alleging that the media organization knowingly paid their Hamas-operative captor, Abdallah Aljamal, who simultaneously worked as a Gaza correspondent for the nonprofit news site. The three were kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023. The Israel Defense Forces ultimately rescued them from Aljamal's home eight months later.