Germany indicts seven suspects who allegedly stockpiled Hamas weapons to target Jewish communities across Europe

From the Newshound archive · first published 20 September 2026.

German federal prosecutors have indicted seven suspects accused of building weapons depots across Europe on behalf of Hamas, with attacks on Jewish communities and Israeli diplomats planned as the October 7 anniversary approached. The alleged network reportedly had weapons caches positioned in multiple European countries. The indictments mark one of the most significant counter-terrorism actions against Hamas infrastructure on European soil.

Prosecutors say the suspects targeted Jewish communities and Israeli diplomatic staff as priority victims.

The alleged operation was timed to exploit the heightened tensions around the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.