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US charges Hamas leaders over October 7, Gaza mediation role under question

Yahya Sinwar, the new head of Hamas, greets his supporters on his arrival at a meeting in Gaza City in 2022 [Adel Hana/AP Photo]

The United States Justice Department has announced criminal charges against top leaders of Hamas over their roles in the October 7 attacks in southern Israel in what some see as a largely symbolic move against the Palestinian organisation.

Six defendants, three of whom are deceased, were named in the complaint unsealed on Tuesday.

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