Nearly 200 family members of Americans slain in the October 7 Hamas massacre have filed a bombshell federal lawsuit against Bashar Masri � a celebrated Palestinian-American developer � accusing him of knowingly aiding and abetting the terrorist group behind the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.

Masri, long hailed in elite diplomatic circles as a �moderate� visionary and touted by 60 Minutes as a beacon of hope in the West Bank, is now facing explosive allegations that he helped build the very infrastructure Hamas used to wage war � including tunnels, rocket launch sites, and command centers hidden beneath his luxury hotels and industrial parks in Gaza.

Filed in D.C. federal court, the suit claims Masri�s companies provided Hamas with utilities, facilities, and logistical cover � all while raking in millions from international aid agencies and green energy initiatives. One alleged hotel, the Blue Beach, became a literal gateway to terror, with tunnel shafts descending from guest rooms into Hamas’ underground network. Another, the Al Mashtal Hotel � where world leaders once gathered � allegedly doubled as a command center for Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the Oct. 7 atrocities.

�Defendants provided services that legitimized Hamas and protected its operations from Israeli and U.S. action,� wrote lead attorney Lee Wolosky, a former national security official under four U.S. presidents.

Masri, a naturalized U.S. citizen with deep ties to Washington and Harvard�s Kennedy School, was still advising President Trump�s hostage envoy as recently as last month. Now, families of Americans murdered in the Oct. 7 attack � including those of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Itay Chen, and victims from the Nova music festival � are demanding justice under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

The complaint doesn�t just allege moral complicity � it outlines a complex network of financial, logistical, and political support that allegedly enabled Hamas to turn real estate into weaponry. Masri�s $350 million �futuristic city� of Rawabi was bankrolled largely by Qatar � a country that also funds Hamas. His Gaza properties, the lawsuit claims, received U.N., EU, and World Bank dollars � and then funneled electricity into Hamas� tunnel system via solar panels on his hotels and factories.

Above ground, the Gaza Industrial Estate looked like a hub of economic progress, producing everything from pharmaceuticals to soft drinks. Below ground, it was allegedly a launchpad for bloodshed � complete with rocket infrastructure, anti-tank emplacements, and escape tunnels stretching toward Israel.

The lawsuit also names Masri�s companies, including PADICO and Massar International, as co-defendants. Notably, the filing includes photos of Masri with Hamas officials and claims of joint business ventures with figures like Hamas Deputy Minister of Economy Abdel Fattah Zrai � killed by the IDF last year.

The lawsuit accuses Masri of three violations under the Anti-Terrorism Act: aiding and abetting Hamas, conspiring with the group, and providing material support to a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization.

Masri�s office denied the allegations in a statement, calling them �baseless,� and insisted he �unequivocally opposes violence of any kind.�

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