The German authorities arrested three alleged Hamas members on suspicion of planning attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany, officials told the Associated Press.
Two of the suspects were arrested on Wednesday are German citizens. The office of the federal public prosecutor described the third as born in Lebanon.
They were only mentioned as Abed Al G., Wael FM and Ahmad I., in accordance with the German privacy rules. The trio will appear in court on Thursday.
“In the course of today’s arrests, various weapons, including an AK-47-East rifle and various pistols, as well as a considerable amount of ammunition, were found,” said federal prosecutors in a statement obtained by Reuters.
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Hamas terrorists are in formation while Palestinians gather on a street to view the transfer of three Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Deir El-Balah, Central Gaza, on 8 February 2025. (Majdi Fathi/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
A security source told Reuters that the three were in thirty or 40.
Germany is one of Israel’s strongest allies because of the inheritance of the Holocaust and safety is tight in synagogues and other Jewish institutions. It did not come to France last month, Britain and various other countries in the defense of Israel’s wishes and recognizing the Palestinian state.
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Police officers talk to a pro-Palestinian demonstrator during a protest against Israel on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the “Nakba”, or Catastrophe, amidst the continuous conflict between Israel and Hamas in Berlin, Germany, 17 May 2025. (Lisi Niesner)
Hamas has not yet responded to a 20-point plan for Gaza by US President Donald Trump, including disarmament from the militant group.
Palestinians look at smoke that, upon arrival on a coastal path northwest of Nuseirat’s refugee camp, looks at smoke during the arrival on a coastal path, while on October 1 they are displaced at the south from Wadi Gaza after an Israeli announcement of the closing of Al-Rashid Road to the north of the Invest Gazaa. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
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In February, four Hamas members who are suspected of attacking Jewish institutions in Europe went to form in Berlin in some prosecutors described as the first lawsuit against militants of the Palestinian group in Germany.
The Associated Press and Reuters have contributed to this report.
