• A lawsuit filed by Palestinians and Palestinian Americans against the U.S. government challenges the legality of American military assistance to Israeli forces, highlighting alleged severe human rights violations committed by Israel, especially amid recent escalations in Gaza.
• The plaintiffs argue that the State Department is failing to enforce the Leahy Law, which prohibits military funding to foreign military units with credible human rights abuse allegations, despite a substantial record of abuses by Israeli forces, as reported by international human rights bodies.
• Advocates and legal experts claim that ongoing military aid to Israel not only supports but also enables these alleged human rights violations and call for accountability and adherence to U.S. laws, emphasizing the urgency of applying the Leahy Law to prevent harm.

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