Judge dismisses lawsuit calling for evacuation of Palestinian Americans in Gaza

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing the US government of failing to rescue Palestinian Americans and their families from Gaza. The judge expressed sympathy but ruled that the court lacks the ability, resources, and constitutional authority to evaluate or direct foreign policy decisions concerning evacuations from a war zone. The lawsuit, filed by nine Palestinian Americans, argued that the Biden administration violated their equal protection rights by abandoning them. The plaintiffs had sought an emergency rescue amid Israel's ongoing war in the enclave.