Hamas attack plans in Europe: suspect caught in Cyprus

In connection with suspected attack plans by the radical Islamic groups Hamas Another suspect has been arrested in Germany and Europe. Kamel M., who was born in Lebanon, was arrested on Friday when he entered the country Cyprus at the airport of Larnaca arrested, as the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced on Tuesday in Karlsruhe. The basis was a European arrest warrant from the Federal Court of Justice. In addition, the accused’s apartment in Berlin was discovered on Sunday.

Suspected preparation for attacks on Jewish institutions

The man is accused of membership in the foreign terrorist organization Hamas. He is said to have arranged for 300 rounds of live ammunition to be handed over in August 2025. According to the investigation, the ammunition was passed on to other accomplices via Mohammad S., who was arrested in January. The procedure served to prepare for Hamas’s assassination attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany and Europe.

Kamel M. is now to be transferred to Germany and brought before the investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice, who will decide on pre-trial detention. But this can take several weeks or even months.

Briton is said to have stored weapons in Vienna

The arrest is in connection with a series of investigations against suspected Hamas members: The German federal prosecutor’s office had already had several men arrested last year, including three suspects in Berlin and the Briton Mohammed A., who was caught in London. He is said to have brought weapons to Vienna and stored them there. Mohammad S. was arrested in January when he arrived at Berlin airport. Kamel M. is now to be transferred to Germany and brought before the investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice.

First Hamas trial in Berlin shortly before the end

Meanwhile, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office’s first trial against four suspected members of Hamas is coming to an end before the Berlin Court of Appeal. As so-called foreign operators, they are said to have been responsible for the creation or liquidation of weapons depots in Poland, Bulgaria and Denmark. A verdict is scheduled for March 25.