Following the arrest of three suspected Hamas members in Germany in mid-December, the Israeli government claims to have discovered that the extremist Palestinian organization was planning terrorist attacks in Europe. One of the possible targets is said to have been the Israeli embassy in Stockholm.
“As a result of sustained intelligence efforts, a significant amount of information has emerged indicating that the terrorist organization Hamas aimed to expand its violent activities abroad to attack innocent people around the world,” it said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office Saturday evening.
Israeli embassy in Stockholm reportedly targeted by Hamas
Israel has gained these insights from the work of its own secret services and cooperation with the corresponding services of other countries. In particular, information was obtained that Hamas cells abroad were planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Stockholm. The suspected terrorists also wanted to obtain drones and recruit members of organized crime gangs in Europe.
Hamas officials in Lebanon are protected by Hezbollah
In addition to those abroad, senior Hamas officials in Lebanon, who enjoy the protection of the Shiite militia Hezbollah, were also involved in the planning. Israel has now killed a number of these executives, including the deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau, Saleh al-Aruri, in targeted airstrikes in Lebanon. The information cannot initially be independently verified.
Ban on activities in Germany
German authorities arrested three suspected Hamas members in mid-December suspected of facilitating the purchase of weapons for possible attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe. Such arrests also took place in Denmark and the Netherlands. In November, Germany issued a ban on Hamas, which also operates as a political organization. Hamas has not yet committed terrorist attacks in Europe.
Source: Krone
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