Germany Detains Suspected Hamas Operative Linked to Attack Plans

Tue Feb 03 2026 19:02:26 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A Lebanese national, identified as Mohammad S, has been arrested by German authorities for suspected involvement with Hamas and a plot to attack Jewish and Israeli targets.

German police have apprehended a Lebanese national named Mohammad S on charges of being a member of Hamas and orchestrating attacks in Europe. Previously, he was involved in the procurement of ammunition for a planned assault on Jewish and Israeli institutions. Authorities are continuing to investigate his connections to other suspected Hamas operatives. The arrest highlights ongoing concerns regarding terrorism in Europe, especially in light of recent violent conflicts involving Hamas.

German police have arrested a Lebanese national on suspicion of being a member of Hamas and planning attacks in Europe.

The man, named as Mohammad S, was stopped at Berlin's Brandenburg Airport after arriving from Beirut on Friday evening.

Federal prosecutors said that in August 2025, he helped procure 300 rounds of ammunition and was involved in an alleged plot to attack Jewish and Israeli institutions.

He is due to be brought before a federal judge who will decide on pretrial detention.

Hamas, which controlled Gaza but has been severely weakened by Israeli operations in the territory, is considered a terrorist organization by the US, UK, Israel, and many other countries.

The militant Palestinian group carried out the attacks on Israel in October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostage.

Since then, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry, over 70,000 Palestinians have died due to Israeli military actions.

German authorities state that Mohammad S collaborated with Abed Al G, one of three alleged Hamas members arrested last October for planned attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions.

The three were reportedly arrested while meeting for a weapons handover in Berlin. Two of them are German nationals, while the other is from Lebanon.

Shortly after the arrests, police conducted searches in the German cities of Leipzig and Oberhausen.

In a separate incident in November, German authorities arrested another suspected member of Hamas, also a Lebanese national, near the Czech Republic border.