EXCLUSIVEBritish father who saw family massacred by Hamas stands to receive £10.5 MILLION from Palestine Authority in landmark ruling

A British Israeli father whose wife and two daughters were murdered in a Hamas terror attack has won a legal ruling to be able to take more than £10.5 million from the Palestinian Authority (PA).

Rabbi Leo Dee, originally from London, lost his wife Leah, 48, together with daughters Rina, 15, and Maia, 20, in April 2023, after a Palestinian terrorist brutally sprayed them with bullets in a drive-by attack.

The family were travelling through West Bank in separate vehicles, with Rabbi Dee driving just metres ahead.

Since then, he has campaigned to help other victims of terror, and opened his case to sue the PA several months ago.

Yesterday, Israeli courts granted a temporary garnishee order, meaning a set amount of the frozen funds can be taken by Dee as soon as he successfully sues the PA, and the ruling makes the case stronger.

Explaining the legal process, Rabbi Dee said: ‘Bagatz [Supreme Court of Israel] gave us the go ahead months ago to sue and secure the funds.

‘The way it works is that the Israeli treasury withholds tax funds from the Palestinian Authority.

‘So technically, the money is in the hands of Israel, but the question was whether we can withhold these funds to give to victims of terror. The court ruled we can. That was the first step.’

The case is believed to be the first of its kind, and Dee is now calling for other terror victim families to follow suit, in the hope it will eventually ‘bankrupt’ terror groups.

Rabbi Dee continued: ‘I am delighted we are making progress. My desire is for other families to also be suing the Palestinian Authority.

‘My hope is we can bankrupt them. Since the UN is intent on continuing to fund them, we have to act independently to stop their funding and save lives.

‘I want other families to sue the PA, and secure funds and I want them to know that together we can bring them down.

‘We are not directly at war with the Palestinian Authority, but they have built the greatest terror scheme and incentive for terror in the world.’

Tax funds secured by the PA are used as part of it’s so-called ‘Martyr’s Fund’ – referred to by critics as ‘pay-for-slay’, a label rejected by Palestinians.

The cash pot is used to open an account for terrorists after they are convicted and jailed, and they then pour the equivalent of several hundred pounds in each month.

When a terrorist is released after serving their sentence, they then collect the money, in some cases amounting to millions of shekels accumulated during lengthy sentences.

The case is believed to be the first of its kind, and Dee is now calling for other terror victim families to follow suit, in the hope it will eventually ‘bankrupt’ terror groups.

Rabbi Dee continued: ‘I am delighted we are making progress. My desire is for other families to also be suing the Palestinian Authority.

‘My hope is we can bankrupt them. Since the UN is intent on continuing to fund them, we have to act independently to stop their funding and save lives.

‘I want other families to sue the PA, and secure funds and I want them to know that together we can bring them down.

‘We are not directly at war with the Palestinian Authority, but they have built the greatest terror scheme and incentive for terror in the world.’

Tax funds secured by the PA are used as part of it’s so-called ‘Martyr’s Fund’ – referred to by critics as ‘pay-for-slay’, a label rejected by Palestinians.

The cash pot is used to open an account for terrorists after they are convicted and jailed, and they then pour the equivalent of several hundred pounds in each month.

When a terrorist is released after serving their sentence, they then collect the money, in some cases amounting to millions of shekels accumulated during lengthy sentences.