The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued a second Statement of Claim on behalf of Canadian victims of the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist atrocities in Israel in which the plaintiffs seek over $250 million in compensation from defendants including Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, Iran, Syria, and the Samidoun organization based in Vancouver, B.C. This second case, involving different plaintiffs, follows initial litigation filed in October 2024.

Approximately 1200 people were killed and over 200 taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, which was the single most brutal massacre against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Numerous independent and credible entities have found that the attacks included atrocities such as sexual violence and hostage-taking in breach of the Hostages Convention.

The plaintiffs, jointly represented by Human Rights Action Group, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, and Gardiner Roberts LLP, bring this claim under the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act which is landmark Canadian legislation that seeks to deter terrorism and support victims by allowing them to seek damages from perpetrators of terror and their supporters.