EXCLUSIVE: New York woman who wished 'every day were Oct. 7' charged with funding Palestinian terror group

FIRST ON FOX: A New York pistillate accused of starring a extremist extremist radical and posing with manus grenades successful beforehand of a Hamas emblem has been arrested aft allegedly funneling tens of thousands of dollars to a Palestinian violent organization.

Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester, is charged with attempting to supply worldly enactment to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years successful national situation and a $250,000 fine.

Washburn was the person of the Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation (DAMPL), a extremist enactment formed successful the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas violent attacks connected Israel, according to the Justice Department.

The national ailment noted that DAMPL rejects peaceful protests, opting alternatively for "direct action," including spot demolition and acts of sabotage against entities it associates with Israel.

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Catherine Beth Washburn pictured with 2 manus grenades successful beforehand of Hamas flag. (DOJ)

Communications recovered by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force revealed messages to a idiosyncratic claiming to beryllium an progressive PIJ combatant successful Gaza, wherever Washburn allegedly said she hated Jewish radical "very much" and wished Israel "would disappear."

"I privation each time were October 7th," Washburn is accused of penning successful 1 exchange. "If I lived successful Gaza, I would combat alongside the resistance."

Later, she allegedly said she felt "excited each clip I spot quality of the sidesplitting of an concern soldier."

MAN LINKED TO HAMAS ATTACK ON ISRAEL INDICTED IN LOUISIANA FOR CONSPIRING TO SUPPORT TERRORIST GROUP

Pro-Palestinian protesters enactment successful a rally successful Times Square successful New York City, Oct. 13, 2023. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images, File)

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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo said Washburn went to "great lengths" to concern violence, driven by "her self-described hatred of Israel and Jewish people."

Financial records amusement she sent astir 80 cryptocurrency transfers totaling much than $30,000 to an relationship utilized by the PIJ fighter.

In a November 2025 message, she allegedly joked astir the illicit activities, writing, "Based connected my passed [sic] fundraising and posting Im [sic] gonna get enactment distant for a fewer beingness times," accompanied by a laughing emoji.

Catherine Beth Washburn is accused of texting with a violent and transferring funds. (Fox News, File)

FBI Counterterrorism Division Acting Assistant Director Coult Markovsky said anyone who provides assistance to convulsive organizations volition beryllium held responsible.

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"This individual, arsenic alleged successful the transgression complaint, provided wealth to a overseas violent enactment engaged successful acts of violence," Markovsky said. "The FBI is committed to cutting disconnected backing to violent groups and volition proceed to enactment side-by-side with our Justice Department partners to marque definite anyone who engages successful coercion oregon provides assistance to specified organizations is held afloat accountable successful our justness system."