American Victims of Hamas Attack on Israel Plan to Sue North Korea

FILE - Israeli Americans and their supporters are seen at an installation in Times Square, featuring symbolic tables set for hostages held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Oct. 26, 2023, in New York. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an Israeli attorney representing American victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, is being interviewed by VOA's Korean Service at her office in Tel Aviv, Dec. 27, 2023. (Sanghoon Lee/VOA Korean) At a facility in Tzrifin, Israel, Dec. 28, 2023, VOA Korean Service reporter Jiha Ham points to weapons the Israel Defense Forces say were captured from Hamas, including North Korean-made rocket propelled grenades. (Sanghoon Lee/VOA Korean) A North Korean-made F-7 rocket-propelled grenade with a distinctive red stripe is seen at a facility in Tzrifin, Israel, Dec. 28, 2023. The Israel Defense Forces said Hamas used North Korean-made weapons to attack Israel Oct. 7. (Sanghoon Lee/VOA Korean)

Families of Americans killed and injured in Hamas’ October 7 terror attack in Israel are contemplating a lawsuit against North Korea for indirectly supplying the Palestinian militant group with weapons, according to an Israeli attorney representing the families.