Mossad–European intelligence operation launches sweeping crackdown on Hamas global terror network

Coordinated counterterrorism raids crossed Europe person uncovered what Israeli authorities picture arsenic a important Hamas web preparing attacks against Israeli and Jewish civilians. The associated effort progressive the Mossad and aggregate European quality and instrumentality enforcement agencies moving crossed respective countries.

According to the connection released by Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office connected behalf of the Mossad for Intelligence and Special Operations, the dismantled web was portion of a broader effort by Hamas enactment to found panic infrastructure crossed the continent. Israeli officials notation to the web arsenic the "Hamas Octopus," describing operational cells, weapons hideouts, and logistical channels intended to activate attacks "on command."

A elder Israeli quality authoritative acquainted with the details told Fox News Digital that, "There are progressive cells crossed Europe close now, already connected their mode to targets, and the nationalist — on with law-enforcement bodies successful these countries — indispensable beryllium importantly much alert arsenic this enactment continues."

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Weapons including pistols and explosive materials, on with clandestine Hamas cells prepared to enactment "on command," were uncovered successful Germany, Austria, and different parts of Europe successful coordinated raids carried retired with the Mossad, according to Israel Prime Minister’s Office. (Israeli Prime Minister’s Office)

One of the pivotal discoveries was made successful Vienna this past September, erstwhile Austria’s information and quality work (DSN) located a weapons hideout containing pistols and explosive materials. Israeli authorities accidental the cache belonged to Hamas operative Muhammad Naim, the lad of elder Hamas governmental bureau subordinate successful Gaza, Bassem Naim, who is described arsenic adjacent to Hamas person Khalil al-Hayya.

As European agencies coordinated their investigation, Israeli officials uncovered accusation linking the Vienna enactment to developments extracurricular Europe. Israel says a gathering took spot successful Qatar successful September betwixt Muhammad Naim and his father. The timing, according to Israel, suggests imaginable engagement by Hamas enactment overseas successful advancing the network’s activities contempt repeated nationalist denials by elder question figures. Israeli officials adhd that specified denials whitethorn bespeak a nonaccomplishment of power implicit "rogue operatives."

The elder Israeli quality authoritative claimed that "It is nary coincidence that 1 of the cardinal suspects is the lad of 1 of Hamas’s astir elder leaders based successful Qatar."

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Bassem Naim, elder Hamas governmental bureau subordinate and begetter of operative Muhammad Naim linked to the Vienna weapons cache. (Israeli Prime Minister’s Office)

The probe widened further to Turkey, which Israeli authorities picture arsenic "a convenient country of enactment for Hamas operatives, some past and present." European quality services are examining imaginable Hamas-linked plots tied to operatives moving done Turkish territory. In November, German authorities arrested a salient fig successful the network, Burhan al-Khatib, aft a enactment successful Turkey, "likely aft completing his operational enactment connected European soil," according to Israel.

The elder Israeli quality authoritative said that Turkey — contempt its relationship with the White House and President Erdogan’s adjacent ties with Washington — shows "unmistakable signs of involvement. This includes the apprehension successful Germany of a Hamas operative who arrived straight from Turkey. Some of the absorption and operational guidance is being carried retired from wrong Turkey, and Turkey’s hosting of Hamas is straight fueling panic enactment successful Europe."

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Muhammad Naim, Hamas operative linked to the weapons cache uncovered successful Vienna. (Credit: Israeli Prime Minister’s Office)

Israeli officials accidental the multinational practice reflects a increasing designation successful Europe of the menace posed by Hamas enactment beyond the Middle East. They enactment that European bodies person precocious taken further steps targeting Hamas’s incitement and recruitment networks, including charities and spiritual institutions utilized "to rise funds and enlistee operatives," with Germany cited arsenic a caller example.

Hamas terrorists basal successful enactment arsenic Palestinians stitchery connected a thoroughfare to ticker the handover of 3 Israeli hostages to a Red Cross squad successful Deir el-Balah, cardinal Gaza, connected Feb. 8, 2025.  (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The Mossad says it continues to enactment with partners worldwide to forestall attacks connected Israeli, Jewish, and civilian targets. Since the October 7 massacre, Israel reports that Hamas has intensified efforts to physique infrastructure abroad, and that Mossad is presently moving to thwart "dozens of onslaught plots worldwide."