Hala Sabbah, the founder of The Sameer Project, told Al Jazeera that GoFundMe refunded more than $250,000 for Palestinians that was meant for things like tents, aid, and clothing, calling the occurrence a 'disaster' for the group's organizers.
When asked about the location, Officer Nancy Matos denied the department was specifically targeting soldiers. "We pick random spots in the city," she told Washingtonian.