A Hamas terrorist cell had plotted attacks against the Israeli embassy in Berlin and a U.S. military base in Germany, according to a report by the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
The suspect, of Lebanese origin, was found to be in possession of target locations on his smartphone.
The suspect was arrested in Berlin in December and has been accused by prosecutors of searching for places to hide weapons for the terrorist group.
The German security services disclosed that the suspect received instructions directly from Hamas officials in Lebanon.
This revelation aligns with a statement from the Prime Minister's office in January, which indicated that Hamas operates a network of agents in Europe, commanded by terrorist leaders based in Lebanon. The network's objective is to target Jewish and Israeli sites abroad.
The German authorities' swift action in arresting the suspect potentially averted a significant terrorist attack and has led to increased vigilance and security measures around potential targets.
Further investigations are ongoing to dismantle any remaining elements of the terrorist cell and to prevent similar threats in the future.
seraphicsorcerer on May 26th, 2024 at 00:59 UTC »
I remember growing up with Yasser Arafat in charge, and blowing up busses in Jerusalem, it's interesting because I think without the context, Gen Z and newer doesn't understand the reason Israel is so defensive, and why exactly the Palestinians don't have a state, so much bad blood and just horrible things people have done, and until they live in peace for a bit, the USA, and certainly not Israel wants them to have true statehood, especially if they keep stupid slogans "river to the sea" etc. There are no good solutions here right now.
It's the same reason things like the holocaust doesn't hit as hard, barely anyone else alive who lived through it.
advance512 on May 25th, 2024 at 23:54 UTC »
Hamas attacked the US. It was stopped early, but it was in process. Will the US do anything about it, or will it ignore a terrorist organisation attacking it?
Ok-Commercial-9408 on May 25th, 2024 at 22:49 UTC »
Are they actually stupid enough to directly attack a US base?