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<\/a>Hamas Expands Terror Operations Across Europe Amid Gaza War, Exploiting Criminal Networks and Weapons Caches<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nAilin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Hamas has expanded its terrorist operations beyond the Middle East, exploiting a long-established network of weapons caches, criminal alliances, and covert infrastructure that has been quietly built across Europe for years, according to a new report.<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier this month, West Point\u2019s Combating Terrorism Center\u00a0released a study detailing<\/a>\u00a0how Hamas leaders in Lebanon have directed operatives to establish \u201cforeign operator\u201d cells across Europe, collaborating with organized crime networks to acquire weapons and target Jewish communities abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHamas has never carried out a successful terrorist attack outside of Israel, the West Bank, or Gaza \u2014 but not for lack of plotting,\u201d Matthew Levitt, a senior fellow and counterterrorism expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, wrote in the report.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEuropean and Israeli officials fear that Hamas has taken the decision to go global and carry out plots abroad, marking a significant departure from the group\u2019s prior modus operandi,\u201d he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n For example, the study cited a failed Hamas plot in which an alleged operative in Germany traveled to Lebanon to \u201creceive orders from the Qassam Brigades [Hamas\u2019s military wing] to set up an arms depot for Hamas in Bulgaria,\u201d part of a broader, multi-year effort to cache weapons across Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n However, German authorities foiled the plot, detaining four Hamas members in late 2023 on suspicion of planning attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier this year,\u00a0the four suspects went on trial in Berlin<\/a>\u00a0in what prosecutors described as Germany\u2019s first-ever case against members of the Palestinian terrorist group.<\/span><\/p>\n According to German officials, the weapons \u201cwere intended to expand Hamas\u2019s activities in Europe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n During the investigation, German authorities also found evidence on a defendant\u2019s USB device showing that the Hamas operatives were planning attacks on specific sites in Germany, including the Israeli embassy in Berlin.<\/span><\/p>\n Similar weapons depots were established in Denmark, Poland, and other European countries, with Hamas members repeatedly trying to retrieve them to support their operations and plan potential attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n The newly released report identified Hamas\u2019s operational headquarters in Lebanon as the command center for its activities abroad, with senior leaders directly managing plots across Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEven before Oct. 7, Hamas leaders periodically threatened to carry out attacks abroad,\u201d Levitt explained in his report, referring to the Iran-backed Islamist group\u2019s invasion of and massacre across southern Israel in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe increased Hamas terrorist activity abroad correlates to the establishment of a Hamas operational component in Lebanon driven by senior Hamas leaders,\u201d he said, noting that such network \u201cdeveloped over time, as senior Hamas leaders left Turkey and Qatar and later made their way to Lebanon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The study also reported that Hamas operatives established alliances with European organized crime networks to secure weapons and logistical support for their operations.<\/span><\/p>\n For example, another major plot was foiled earlier this year, when a member of the Danish, banned Loyal to Familia (LtF) gang was indicted for purchasing Chinese drones intended for attacks in Denmark or Sweden. Local authorities later revealed that the gang had been working with Hamas, which has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades.<\/span><\/p>\n This month, German authorities foiled another planned terrorist attack, arresting three suspects on the eve of Yom Kippur who were preparing to target Jewish institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the report, analysts remain uncertain whether these plots signal a permanent strategic shift or reflect a short-term tactical adjustment in response to the Gaza war.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt remains unclear how decisions about such operations are made and if this includes input and approval from a broad range of Hamas leadership or just a select few,\u201d Levitt said.<\/span><\/p>\n Given the loss of Hamas\u2019s leadership and the resulting decentralized decision-making, the report noted that external operations may now be possible where they were previously constrained by internal disagreements.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWith Hamas operational capabilities in Gaza severely degraded, and the group under pressure from both Israeli and Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank, the group\u2019s military commanders may find that acts of international terrorism carried out by small cells \u2026 may be a more central component of Hamas\u2019s attack strategy,\u201d Levitt concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion’68,<\/em> Hamas Expands Terror Operations Across Europe Amid Gaza War, Exploiting Criminal Networks and Weapons Caches Ailin Vilches Arguello Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[33,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125387"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125387"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125415,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125387\/revisions\/125415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS\/Hatem Khaled<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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