The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement Saturday alleging that it is helping Hamas leaders organize terrorist attacks around the world as part of a larger operation against Western countries.
The IDF released the report along with a diagram outlining Hamas commanders involved in suspected terrorist operations in the European Union.
“Orders from the organization's management, the purchase of drones, the use of criminal elements – this is how leaders of the terrorist organization Hamas facilitated attacks against innocent people around the world,” the IDF wrote.
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A person wears a Palestinian flag and a keffiyeh during riots in the West Bank in the Beit El neighborhood of Ramallah, Israel. Demonstrators are bombarded with tear gas, flash grenades and live ammunition from Israeli forces. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times)
“Thanks to the integration of interorganizational forces in Israel and abroad, a comprehensive and detailed picture of Hamas's terrorist activities has been revealed,” Saturday's statement said.
The information collected includes “details of the areas of operation, attack targets, and people involved in carrying out the operations, from Hamas commanders in Lebanon to the final attackers of the operational infrastructure, as well as the Israeli embassy in Sweden. Contains information regarding the intent to attack: the acquisition of unmanned aerial vehicles and the use of elements of European criminal organizations.”
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“The terrorist organization Hamas operates under the direction of the organization's senior leadership to facilitate attacks against targets in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe,” the report claims. “On December 14, 2023, Danish and German security and enforcement authorities announced large-scale arrests of suspects in Europe who were subsequently subject to legal proceedings.”
Police officers leave the house with evidence seized after the Federal Prosecutor's Office arrested four suspected Hamas Islamist members in Berlin and Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Paul Zinken/Photo in association with Getty Images)
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secretariat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Working with German and Danish law enforcement agencies, we have revealed details of an operation last month that resulted in the arrest of several people on suspicion of terrorist plots in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Danish security services have announced the arrest of seven Hamas-linked “terrorist operatives” on suspicion of planning attacks on European territory.
German authorities reported that three Hamas members were arrested within their borders and one in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
