The family of Yonatan Samerano, 21, who was murdered during Hamas’s October 7 attack, has filed a lawsuit in the Jerusalem District Court against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), alleging the agency played a role in his abduction and death.
The lawsuit, submitted by attorneys Nitsana Darshan-Leitner and her legal team at Shurat HaDin on behalf of Samerano’s estate and immediate family, seeks NIS 25 million in punitive damages under Israel’s Compensation for Victims of Terrorism Law. It names UNRWA, a UNRWA employee alleged to have taken part in the attack, and several current and former senior UNRWA officials as defendants.
According to the filing, Samerano fled the Nova musi
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