
German police have arrested a Lebanese national on suspicion of being a member of Hamas and planning attacks in Europe. The man, identified as “Mohammad S,” was detained at Berlin Brandenburg Airport after arriving from Beirut on Friday evening.
Federal prosecutors said he helped secure 300 rounds of ammunition in August 2025 and was involved in an alleged plot to attack Jewish and Israeli institutions. He will appear before a federal judge who will decide on his detention.
Hamas, which controlled Gaza but has been significantly weakened by Israeli operations in the territory, is considered a terrorist organization by the US, the UK, Israel and many other countries.
The Palestinian militant group launched attacks on Israel in October 2023, in which some 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage. Since then, according to the Hamas Health Ministry in Gaza, more than 70,000 Palestinians have lost their lives to Israeli military action.
German authorities say that “Mohammad S” collaborated with “Abed Al G,” one of three suspected Hamas members who were arrested last October for planning attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions.
The three suspects were reportedly arrested during an arms handover meeting in Berlin. Two of them are German citizens, while the other is from Lebanon.
Around the time of the arrests, other police searches were also carried out in the German cities of Leipzig and Oberhausen, Der Spiegel reports. Meanwhile, in November, German authorities arrested another suspected Hamas member, also a Lebanese citizen, near the border with the Czech Republic.
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