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Hamas operational networks in Europe

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European security services have identified expanding Hamas networks, including operational cells and weapon caches, across several countries including Germany, Austria, Denmark, Bulgaria, and Poland. Intelligence reports indicate the group has invested in sleeper structures and logistics intended for use against Israeli and Jewish targets. In Germany, the Federal Prosecutor has indicted seven men for membership in Hamas and preparing serious violent acts against the state. The indictment alleges the group, linked to the Qassam Brigades, planned coordinated terrorist attacks or concrete assassinations in Berlin and Vienna to coincide with the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, massacre. Targets reportedly included Israeli diplomats, Jewish community centers, and pro-Israel demonstrators. Prosecutors claim the plot was intended to be executed by July 2025. Investigators claim the cell was managed from an operations base in Turkey and involved an international weapons-procurement network operating across Denmark, Germany, and Austria. The group allegedly sought to establish weapons depots across Europe. Before their arrests, which occurred between October 2025 and May 2026, the group had secured a cache including one fully automatic assault rifle, 13 pistols, and over 700 rounds of ammunition. Among the accused are individuals with German, Danish, Bulgarian, and Lebanese ties. One suspect, Mohammed A., was arrested in London and is awaiting extradition from the United Kingdom. It was also noted that one of the accused, Mohammad S., had reportedly been an active confidential informant for the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. All seven defendants currently remain in pretrial detention. In November 2026, the UK’s National Crime Agency arrested a suspect in London identified as “Mr. X,” a former bodyguard to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

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