https://wsj.com/world/europe/germany-uncovers-alleged-hamas-terr…
German authorities on Thursday detained four alleged members of Hamas suspected of planning to attack Jewish institutions in the region—the first suggestion that the Gaza conflict might be spilling over beyond the Middle East.
Germany’s federal prosecutor said one of the men, acting under order from Hamas leaders in Lebanon, had in the spring begun searching for a cache of weapons the organization had clandestinely assembled in the past.
The weapons were to be brought to Berlin until they could be used in a possible attack against Jewish institutions in Europe, the prosecutor said. The arrests mark the first time since the start of the Gaza war that authorities claim to have uncovered a Hamas plot to target Europe. While security officials say the group has long been active in Europe, they believe it has so far seen the region mainly as a logistical base and source of financing rather than a possible terror target.Security officials across the continent have been on high alert since Hamas launched its Oct. 7 attacks on southern Israel. The attackers killed some 1,200 people and took over 200 hostages back to Gaza, according to Israeli officials.
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