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Three Hamas terror suspects arrested in Berlin – attacks planned!
In Berlin, three men were arrested on suspicion of terrorism, suspected of planning attacks on Jewish institutions.
Three Hamas terror suspects arrested in Berlin – attacks planned!
On October 21, 2025, the police in Berlin arrested three men on suspicion of terrorism. The arrests took place on Wednesday in the Moabit and Wedding districts and are related to the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas. Loud rbb24 The men are said to have helped prepare attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions in Germany.
The suspected terrorists, two of them with German citizenship, come from Lebanon and Syria. They had been targeted by the authorities since the summer of 2025 because they had tried to procure firearms and ammunition for Hamas from Germany. These weapons were intended to be used for assassination attempts. An assault rifle, several pistols and a large amount of ammunition were seized during the arrest. The Federal Prosecutor General has accused them of membership in a foreign terrorist organization and of preparing a serious act of violence that endangers the state tagesschau.de reported.
Arrests and backgrounds
Those arrested, namely Abed Al G., Wael F. M. and Ahmad I., had long been suspected of terrorism and were known to the authorities as Hamas foreign operators. Their arrests came shortly before a planned arms handover in Berlin, indicating that their preparations were already well advanced. It remains unclear whether specific targets had already been set for the attacks.
The men are due to be brought before an investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe tomorrow, where a decision on possible pre-trial detention will be made. These are not the first arrests of suspected Hamas members in Germany; In December 2023, several men were arrested in a similar context and a trial is currently underway against them in Berlin.
Extended context of Islamist terrorism
The threat of Islamist terrorism in Germany remains high. According to that Protection of the Constitution There is a violence-oriented Islamist potential of around 9,540 people, including returnees from conflict areas such as Syria and Iraq. Over 1,150 people have traveled to these regions from Germany since 2011, and many have returned with military training and combat experience.
Current developments, especially after the devastating terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023, in which over 1,200 people were killed, have further exacerbated the threat situation in Germany. Security authorities are warning of an increase in attacks, particularly against Israeli and Jewish institutions in Germany.