一名美国联邦法官驳回了巴勒斯坦裔美国商人巴沙尔·马斯里和其他被告的请求，要求他们停止在一项诉讼中收集证据，指控他们就2023年10月7日的袭击事件向哈马斯提供物质支持。佛罗里达州南区美国地方法院法官达林·P·盖尔斯（Darrin P. Gayles）在当天的听证会后于10月1日驳回了这一动议。他命令双方在10月16日之前提交联合日程安排报告和拟议的日程安排令。
A US federal judge rejected a request by Palestinian-American businessman Bashar Masri and other defendants to halt evidence gathering in a lawsuit accusing them of providing material support to Hamas in connection with the October 7, 2023, attacks. Judge Darrin P. Gayles of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida denied the motion on October 1, following a hearing that day. He ordered the parties to submit a joint scheduling report and proposed scheduling order by October 16.
该决定允许继续进行发现，即双方寻求文件、证词和其他证据的过程。该命令涉及了证据收集的时间，但没有对基本指控做出任何调查结果。民事诉讼是由袭击的美国受害者以及受害者亲属和遗产代表根据美国反恐法提起的。据称，马斯里和他控制的公司协助哈马斯并提供该恐怖组织使用的基础设施。原告声称，马斯里拥有、开发或控制的房产，包括两家加沙酒店和加沙工业区，隐藏了哈马斯的隧道和入口。
The decision allows discovery, the process through which parties seek documents, testimony, and other evidence, to proceed. The order addressed the timing of evidence gathering and made no finding on the underlying allegations. The civil lawsuit was brought by American victims of the attacks and victims' relatives and estate representatives under the US Anti-Terrorism Act. It alleges that Masri and companies he controls assisted Hamas and provided infrastructure used by the terrorist organization. The plaintiffs allege that properties Masri owned, developed or controlled, including two Gaza hotels and the Gaza Industrial Estate, concealed Hamas tunnels and entrances.
他们还声称，这些房产的太阳能装置为隧道提供电力。马斯里谴责有关哈马斯关系的指控“毫无根据”马斯里此前否认有不当行为。他的办公室在2025年4月提起诉讼时称该诉讼“毫无根据”，并表示他和涉案企业都不支持暴力或好战行为。据路透社报道，在2026年5月一项寻求解雇的动议中，他的律师辩称，原告未能证明他知道自己的行为可能帮助哈马斯实施袭击。
They also allege that solar installations at the properties supplied electricity to the tunnels. Masri decries allegations of Hamas ties as 'baseless'Masri has previously denied wrongdoing. His office called the lawsuit “baseless” when it was filed in April 2025 and said neither he nor the businesses involved had supported violence or militancy. In a May 2026 motion seeking dismissal, his lawyers argued that the plaintiffs had failed to establish that he knew his conduct could help Hamas carry out attacks, Reuters reported.
他们说，被告谴责哈马斯的暴力行为，并将这些指控描述为基于参与加沙经济发展的猜测。马斯里以开发约旦河西岸规划的巴勒斯坦城市拉瓦比而闻名。
They said the defendants condemned Hamas's violence and characterized the allegations as speculation based on participation in Gaza's economic development. Masri is known for developing Rawabi, a planned Palestinian city in the West Bank.
诉讼提起后，他于2025年4月辞去哈佛大学肯尼迪学院院长委员会职务。根据一月份的法院命令，原告最初于2025年4月在华盛顿提起诉讼，然后自愿驳回诉讼并在佛罗里达州重新提起诉讼。10月1日的裁决要求双方提出诉讼时间表。
He resigned from the dean's council at Harvard Kennedy School in April 2025 after the lawsuit was filed. The plaintiffs initially filed their case in Washington in April 2025 before voluntarily dismissing that action and refiling in Florida, according to a January court order. The October 1 ruling requires both sides to propose a timetable for the proceedings.