Arab American Group Sues US Companies Over Israeli Military Aid

An Arab American advocacy group has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against four major US companies and the US Secretary of State, alleging that they facilitated Israeli military operations in Lebanon that damaged property owned by US citizens.

The lawsuit, filed by the Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL), targets Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The plaintiffs claim that these companies supplied weapons, aircraft, software, parts, and heavy equipment to Israel despite knowing or having reason to know that these products could be used in a manner involving unreasonable risk of harm to the persons and property of the plaintiffs.

The lawsuit cites the Leahy laws, which restrict US security assistance to foreign military units accused of human-rights violations. The complaint includes 18 individual plaintiffs who assert ownership interests in property in Lebanon, including Kareem Hassan Jammal, who claims that he owned multiple houses and apartments in Lebanon that were destroyed during Israeli airstrikes in 2024 and 2026.