A Libyan national has been arrested in Germany over a suspected ISIS-inspired terrorist attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin.
The German Federal Prosecutor's Office has arrested a suspected supporter of the so-called Islamic State terrorist organization in the Berlin suburb of Bernau. Welts newspaper report.
The Libyan man is said to have planned to attack the Israeli embassy in Berlin, but police were able to arrest him before the plan was carried out.
After the attack, the suspect reportedly fled to a relative's house in the West German town of St. Augustine, outside Cologne, and was planning to eventually leave the country.
The relative is not believed to have been involved in the planning of the attack at this time and is being treated as a witness.
Ron Prosser, Israel's ambassador to Germany, expressed his gratitude to the German authorities “for guaranteeing the security of our embassy.”
“Muslim anti-Semitism is not limited to hateful rhetoric; it fuels global terrorism,” Prosol continued. “Israeli embassy staff are at particular risk because they are on the front lines of diplomacy.”
“Today's arrest was a success, but it is also a warning to those who seek to threaten Jewish life in Germany. I'm following you!'' he added. ”
The plot comes just weeks after an 18-year-old Austrian national and Bosnian immigrant opened fire on the Israeli consulate in Munich and the nearby National Socialist Documentation Center museum.
The migrant tried to break through the consulate's wall with a rifle, but was ultimately shot dead by authorities.
Tensions are high in Germany, as in many other European countries with large Muslim populations, following the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and the subsequent invasion of Gaza.
Last month, Federal Anti-Semitism Commissioner Felix Klein said the country “has been experiencing a tsunami of anti-Semitism since October 7.”
He said there were around 5,000 anti-Semitic crimes committed in Germany last year, half of which were committed in the three months following the terrorist attack on Israel.
