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Palestinian lawyer sues Israel’s NSO group in France

Salah Hamouri holds a French passport and his phone was allegedly infected prior to traveling, which would make French courts 'competent' [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters]

Detained Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri has filed a complaint in France against Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group for having “illegally infiltrated” his mobile phone.

Hamouri, who holds French citizenship, was one of several activists whose phones were hacked using the Pegasus malware, according to a report in November by human rights groups.

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