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Threatening discovery in Germany: Hamas had apparently planned terror attacks here too. There was apparently contact with Hamas leaders in Lebanon.
Berlin – The radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas According to a media report, he was apparently planning attacks in Germany. According to the World on Sunday the Israeli embassy in Berlin and a US military base in Rhineland-Palatinate. Maps were found on the cell phone of a suspected Hamas member arrested in Berlin in December, suggesting that the locations were possibly being spied on, the newspaper reported, citing security authorities.
According to the newspaper report, the Lebanese-born man was arrested in the German capital in December 2023. His cell phone was also confiscated. The Federal Prosecutor General accuses the man of having been involved in locating a Hamas weapons depot in Europe from spring 2023 at the latest.
According to the information, these were to be brought to Berlin for possible attacks in Europe. According to the newspaper report, the order came from Hamas military leadership cadres in Lebanon.
“Do what is right” – Hamas terror suspect had previously posted on Facebook
Before his arrest, the suspect uploaded a picture of a knight in armor and sword to his Facebook page. He captioned it in English: “Someone has to start. Someone has to step up and do what is right because it is right.”
The developments surrounding Hamas are worrying. There are fears that with concrete plans for attacks, the organization could expand from a local terrorist militia, which is primarily directed against the Israeli state, to a global one. Three suspected members of the Palestinian organization, who were also arrested, are said to have been involved in the search for locations.
The globalization of Hamas is apparently coordinated from southern Lebanon. Khalil Hamed Al Kharraz and Samir Fendi are said to have planned “international operations” from there, as the Israeli government has determined. The three suspected terrorists are believed to have connections to the Hamas leadership and were probably also in contact with the terrorist militia in Germany.
Contacts of Hamas supporters in Berlin with Hamas leaders in Lebanon
According to information from World on Sunday the contacts of Hamas supporters living in Berlin to military cadres in Lebanon are more pronounced than assumed. An analysis of contributions in online media showed above all connections to the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, which is a stronghold of Hamas and the Lebanese Hezbollah-Militia applies.
The Attorney General wanted to World on Sunday The agency would not comment on the information found on the cell phone of the suspected Hamas member. A spokesman for the agency referred to ongoing investigations.
Hamas terror attack on Israel – Rafah major offensive criticized internationally
On October 7, Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel, brutally killing more than 1,170 people, according to Israeli sources. In addition, 252 people were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip In response to the attack, Israel Since then, there has been massive military action in the Gaza Strip. According to figures from the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health, which cannot be independently verified, more than 35,800 people have been killed so far.
Despite a ruling by the International Court of Justice Israel continues its offensive against the Palestinian city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Rafah has become a large refugee camp for the Palestinian population during the war in the Gaza Strip. The problem for Israel: The city in the south of the Gaza Strip is said to continue to house Hamas fighters, which is why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to continue its ground offensive here as well. The humanitarian situation for the population and refugees in the city is precarious. (sischr/afp)
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