German Prosecutors Indict 7 Hamas Members Over 2025 Europe Attack Plot
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 20
German Prosecutors Indict 7 Hamas Members Over 2025 Europe Attack Plot
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 20
Summary
Seven suspects were charged in Germany with procuring weapons for Hamas for attacks planned around Oct. 7, 2025, targeting Israeli representatives, Jews or pro-Israel figures in Germany or Austria.
German prosecutors said the network had already secured a fully automatic rifle, 13 pistols and more than 700 rounds, with some weapons moved to Vienna by a separately prosecuted suspect.
The seven were arrested between October 2025 and May 2026, and prosecutors said Hamas's Qassam Brigades had been building weapons depots in Europe before planning a concrete assassination plot by July 2025.
Germany's latest domestic intelligence report estimated Hamas had 650 operatives in the country in 2025, up from 550 in 2024 and 450 in 2023; Hezbollah was estimated at 1,250.
The case has intensified scrutiny of Germany's long-running struggle to dismantle Hamas and Hezbollah support networks despite bans imposed on Hezbollah in 2020 and Hamas in 2023.
How did a suspected Hamas operative infiltrate Germany's intelligence as a confidential informant while simultaneously securing weapons for a major terror plot?
With fully automatic weapons already cached in Vienna, could other undetected Hamas arsenals be hidden across European cities awaiting future strikes?