Open-source news on jihadism in Germany

This section contains news from open sources on persons involved in jihadist activities or criminal activities satellite to jihadism in Germany.

  • 22 September 2026

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    BGH stated that sharing IS propaganda violates only the Associations Act, not the Criminal Code

    The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that sharing Islamic State (IS) propaganda online does not constitute a criminal offense under § 86 or § 86a of the German Criminal Code (StGB). Instead, such actions only violate the German Associations Act (Vereinsgesetz), which carries lighter penalties.

    The court explained that IS is not an “unanfechtbar verbotene Vereinigung” (indisputably banned organization) under § 86 StGB, because Germany has issued only a ban on IS activities (Betätigungsverbot), not a full organizational ban (Vereinsverbot) under Article 9(2) of the Constitution.

    As a result, the German government plans to expand § 86 StGB so that foreign terrorist groups like IS – those with activity bans but no organizational bans – will fall under stricter criminal provisions in the future

    Source: https://www.lto.de/recht/nachrichten/n/islamischer-staat-is-bgh-3str31125-betaetigungsverbot-keine-strafbarkeit-86-stgb

  • 17 September 2026

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    An Afghan was accused of setting a fire at the Bergische Synagogue in Wuppertal

    A 37‑year‑old Afghan man is suspected of having set a fire at the Bergische Synagogue in Wuppertal. According to police, he poured a flammable liquid on the steps of a side entrance and ignited it around 14:00.

    The fire was quickly extinguished by members of the synagogue, no one was injured, and the property damage is minor. The suspect, who is known to police, is believed to have acted alone, and the state security division has taken over the investigation.

    Source: https://www.zeit.de/news/2026-09/17/mann-soll-feuer-an-tuer-von-wuppertaler-synagoge-gelegt-haben

  • 17 September 2026

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    Iraqi Gailan Al‑M was arrested on suspicion of attempting to form a terrorist organization and preparing a serious violent attack

    German federal prosecutors have arrested Gailan Al‑M., an Iraqi national, on suspicion of attempting to form a terrorist organization and preparing a serious violent attack threatening the state. The arrest took place on 17 September 2026 in Barnim, Brandenburg, following a warrant issued by the Federal Court of Justice on 8 September 2026.

    According to investigators, Al‑M. is accused of adhering to the extremist ideology of the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS), which is responsible for severe harm and human rights violations. In spring 2025, he allegedly planned attacks in Germany against people he considered “non‑believers”.

    Source: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2026/Pressemitteilung-vom-17-09-2026.html?nn=478184

  • 16 September 2026

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    German Federal Cabinet approved a 10‑point action plan aimed at strengthening protection against Islamist terrorism

    The German Federal Cabinet has approved a 10‑point action plan aimed at strengthening protection against Islamist terrorism, following the attack at Berlin’s Christopher Street Day event on 25 July 2026.

    The plan, presented jointly by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig, focuses on four main areas: 1. Stronger monitoring of Islamist threats. 2. Tougher penalties for terrorist acts. 3. More targeted action against terrorism financing. 4. Enhanced prevention of radicalization.

    In particular, the plan introduced new key measures:

    • Expansion of criminal law: The offense of distributing propaganda for unconstitutional or terrorist organizations (§86 StGB) will be broadened to cover groups like ISIS even when they lack formal structures in Germany.
    • Harsher punishment for knife attacks: Dangerous assaults involving knives will be classified as serious crimes, carrying a minimum sentence of one year.
    • Youth justice reforms: Courts must justify applying juvenile law to offenders aged 18–20, and new rules will strengthen security considerations in sentencing and probation decisions.
    • Improved information sharing: Security agencies, prosecutors, courts, and prisons will be required to exchange relevant intelligence, including signs of radicalization in detention.
    • Enhanced surveillance tools: Broader use of electronic ankle monitors and unified standards for preventive detention across federal and state levels.
    • Crackdown on terrorism financing: A new criminal offense will target fundraising for terrorist purposes even before contact with terrorist groups occurs; foreign funding over €10,000 must be disclosed by associations.
    • Strengthened prevention and deradicalization: Expanded digital counter‑extremism programs, cooperation with Muslim communities, and improved coordination among federal and state actors.

    Source: https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/pressemitteilungen/DE/2026/09/10-punkte-bmjv-bmi.html

  • 15 September 2026

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    Berlin’s Public Prosecutor General has filed charges against a 35‑year‑old German woman for alleged membership in the terrorist organization Islamic State

    Berlin’s Public Prosecutor General has filed charges against a 35‑year‑old German woman for alleged membership in the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS), which is responsible for severe harm and human rights violations. The case will now be reviewed by the State Security Senate of the Berlin Court of Appeal.

    According to investigators, the woman traveled to Syria in December 2014 via Istanbul to join IS out of radical Islamist conviction. She lived in Manbij with her husband, who allegedly fought for IS, while she supported him by running their household.

    After separating from her husband, she stayed in IS women’s shelters and encouraged a friend in Berlin to also travel to Syria and support IS. She even mentioned a suicide attack as a possible act of support and expressed her own willingness to carry one out. The friend traveled to Syria in June 2015, married an IS fighter, received weapons training, and later died during an attack on IS.

    The accused was captured by Kurdish forces in 2019 and taken to the al‑Hol camp. In 2020, she escaped to Turkey with help from her former husband and lived there under a false identity until April 2026. Upon returning to Germany, she was arrested at Berlin‑Brandenburg Airport on 23 April 2026 and has been in pre‑trial detention since then. She has no prior convictions.

    Source: https://www.rechtundpolitik.com/justiz/generalstaatanwaltschaft-berlin/generalstaatsanwaltschaft-berlin-erhebt-anklage-gegen-mutmassliche-is-rueckkehrerin/

  • 11 September 2026

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    Two Iraqi brothers convicted in Düsseldorf for joining ISIS

    Two Iraqi brothers, aged 47 and 43, living in Germany have been convicted in Düsseldorf for joining ISIS.  The men were found guilty of having traveled to Iraq in 2016 to become members of the group.

    According to the court, one brother served on an ISIS “sharia committee”, while the other worked first as a military policeman and later for the group’s secret police. Their names appeared on ISIS payroll lists, which prosecutors used as key evidence in the case.

    After ISIS’s military defeat in 2017, the brothers fled through Turkey and Greece before returning to Germany. The court acknowledged that, as Sunni Muslims, they had previously been threatened by Shiite militias, which contributed to their decision to enter ISIS‑controlled territory, and considered this a mitigating factor.

    The men were arrested in December 2025 following intelligence leads, and the verdict is not yet final.

    Source: https://www.tag24.de/nordrhein-westfalen/duesseldorf/brueder-schliessen-sich-terror-truppe-is-an-gericht-schickt-geschwister-in-den-knast-3531695

  • 11 September 2026

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    7 Hamas members charged with procuring arm

    On 8 September 2026, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland brought charges against the German citizen Abed Al G., the Danish citizen Yousif C., the Lebanese-born Borhan El-K., the Lebanese-born Wael F.M., the German citizen Ahmad I., the Lebanese-born Kamel M., and the Bulgarian citizen Mohammad S.

    All the accused are sufficiently suspected of membership in a foreign terrorist organisation and of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state. They are also accused of various violations of the weapons law. Borhan El-K., Wael F.M. and Ahmad I. are also accused of violations of the War Weapons Control Act.

    All the accused belong to the foreign terrorist organization Hamas. Some time ago, the military wing of the organization (the so-called Qassam Brigades) began to build weapons depots in Europe. Since July 2025 at the latest, Hamas has been planning a concrete assassination attempt in Germany or Austria against representatives of Israel, people of the Jewish faith or pro-Israel people. This attack was to take place in the immediate vicinity of the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 – i.e. at the beginning of October 2025. In preparation, high-ranking Hamas officials commissioned Abed Al G., Yousif C., Borhan El-K., Wael F.M. and Ahmad I., among others, to procure weapons and ammunition in Germany. Abed Al G. also involved Mohammad S. and Kamel M. Mohammed A., who is tied to the leadership of Hamas and is being prosecuted separately, also played a prominent role in the operation.

    At the time of the arrest of Abed Al G., Wael F.M. and Ahmad I. on October 1, 2025 in Berlin (see press release no. 65 of October 1, 2025), the group had already procured a functional fully automatic rifle, thirteen functional pistols and over 700 rounds of ammunition. Mohammed A., who was prosecuted separately, brought some of the weapons to Vienna and stored them there. In addition, he created a video claiming responsibility in advance, in which he announced the planned attack on behalf of Hamas.

    The arrests of Yousif C., Borhan El-K., Kamel M., Mohammed S. took place at different times between November 2025 and May 2026. All the accused remain in custody.

    The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland had Mohammed A., who is being prosecuted separately, arrested on 3 November 2025 by way of mutual legal assistance in London (UK) (see press release no. 69 of 6 November 2025). He has not yet been transferred to Germany.

    Sources: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2026/Pressemitteilung-vom-11-09-2026.html?nn=478184 and https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/arrest-of-hamas-terrorist-cells-in-europe-hamas-may-carry-out-attacks-abroad/

  • 05 September 2026

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    A representative of Linksjugend Neukölln distributed stickers showing a Kalashnikov-style rifle and the Palestinian flag to students

    A representative of the Left Youth Neukölln has distributed stickers with a printed machine gun and Palestine flag at a Neukölln comprehensive school. According to Tagesspiegel information, the incident occurred on 04 September morning. The occasion was a podium of the direct candidates for the parliamentary constituency at the Fritz-Karsen-Gesamtschule.

    According to participants, the incident occurred at the end of the podium, which had been attended by representatives of the CDU, SPD, Greens and the Left.

    According to this, Emmi Stiegler, direct candidate of the Left Party Neukölln, is said to have used the slogan “Free Palestine” in her final statement. She is then said to have referred to a representative of the Left Youth in the hall, who distributed the stickers to the students of grades 11 to 13 gathered there.

    The sticker depicts the Palestinian flag and a cat armed with a machine gun. “Organize classwar” can be read on the sticker. In addition, the lettering “Linksjugend solid” and a symbol consisting of a star and hammer and sickle.

    Stiegler, who had previously addressed her Jewish ancestry, rejected any involvement in the distribution of the stickers. She did not know what materials the “comrade from the Left Youth” had distributed, Stiegler told the Tagesspiegel. She added: “There were no agreements on this.”

    Source: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/free-palestine-bei-schulpodium-linksjugend-neukolln-verteilt-kalaschnikow-sticker-an-schuler-16020276.html

  • 25 August 2026

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    Edis Z. (27) and Jiyan K. (19), are on trial for planning to join ISIS and commit an act of terrorism in Germany

    Two young Germans, Edis Z. (27) and Jiyan K. (19), who were both born in Kassel, are on trial at the Frankfurt Regional Court for planning to join ISIS and commit an act of terrorism in Germany.

    Edis Z. was arrested at Hanover Airport while trying to fly to Beirut, with the intention of continuing on to Damascus. Jiyan K. was arrested at Stuttgart Airport, ready to fly to Turkey and then on to Idlib in Syria.

    During the trial, Edis Z. said that he had become radicalised following family problems and his separation from his wife. He described himself as ‘frustrated’ and ‘trapped in his own bubble’.

    He now claims to feel ashamed and denies having had a concrete plan to carry out an attack in Germany. He states that he wishes to return to a normal life and remain in Germany permanently after his release from detention.

    It is alleged that the two discussed possible attacks in Germany for months and devised concrete plans to commit violence against civilians. Edis Z. in particular is said to have expressed his intention to die as a ‘martyr’, planning to carry out a suicide attack using an explosive belt or car bomb on German soil. Furthermore, according to the public prosecutor’s investigation, both are said to have organised their departure for Syria and Lebanon to join armed groups and take part in combat operations or even the killing of civilians.

    Source: https://www.bild.de/regional/frankfurt/terrorprozess-in-frankfurt-angeklagter-bereut-geplante-is-ausreise-6a8c2db3c08bf8a32018871b

  • 17 August 2026

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    Two Iraqis, aged 33 and 27, charged with belonging to ISIS

    The German authorities have announced the arrest of two Iraqi men in the state of Saxony on suspicion of belonging to the terrorist organisation ISIS and participating in its armed formations during its period of activity. The arrests were carried out concurrently with searches of the suspects’ residences in the cities of Dresden and Königstein. The men have been charged with belonging to a terrorist organisation abroad.

    The Extremism Prevention Agency of the High Public Prosecutor’s Office in Dresden stated that the defendants are aged 33 and 27 and are suspected of having fought in various ISIS-affiliated groups. One of the men is alleged to have participated in the organisation’s ranks from February 2016 until May 2017, while the other’s involvement is alleged to have lasted from April 2016 to February 2017.

    Source: https://shiawaves.com/english/news/islam/iraq/144761-germany-arrests-two-iraqis-on-suspicion-of-belonging-to-the-terrorist-organization-isis/

  • 12 August 2026

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    Sabina T. is on trial, accused of being a member of the Islamic State

    The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt initiated trial proceedings against a female defendant, Sabina T., accused of membership in the Islamic State (ISIS).

    The defendant is accused of traveling to Syria in late 2014, where she contacted and joined ISIS, received accommodation, and obtained her daily living necessities from them.

    She married an ISIS fighter, had a child with him, fled ISIS in 2017, and was ultimately deported from Turkey to Germany in 2022.

    Sabina T. was born in 1990 in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina but grew up in Germany. She was 24 when she joined ISIS and married Abu Isa al-Andalusi, a Portuguese ISIS member, according to the indictment.

    When she fled Raqqa, the extremist group’s self-proclaimed capital, she was arrested by Kurdish forces in northeast Syria (Rojava) and detained at the Ain Issa camp north of the province.

    Source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/world/1078802

  • 12 August 2026

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    38-year-old Syrian man, Abdulhadi B., was deported. He was classified as an IS‑Gefährder

    On 12 August 2026, German authorities facilitated the voluntary departure of Abdulhadi B. (38), long regarded as one of the country’s most dangerous Islamist extremists. Early that morning, police removed him from his accommodation in Tirschenreuth and transferred him to Munich Airport for a flight to Aleppo via Istanbul. During the transfer, he repeatedly raised his index finger in the gesture of Tawhid, a symbol of strict monotheism that is often used by jihadist movements, highlighting his continued adherence to extremist ideology.

    Abdulhadi B. had been convicted in 2018 for threats, violence and extremist activities, including searching for bomb‑making instructions and attempting to indoctrinate a seven‑year‑old child. After his release, he was classified as an IS‑Gefährder and placed under strict surveillance with an electronic ankle monitor, daily reporting obligations and internet restrictions. Despite these measures, police had to intervene 19 times due to threatening behaviour and extremist statements.

    His deportation had long been blocked by a successful legal appeal against forced return to Syria, while his monitoring cost the state more than €50,000 per month. To resolve the situation, the Bavarian asylum authority negotiated a voluntary departure supported by a €6,000 incentive, describing it as a significant gain for public security and a far less costly alternative to ongoing surveillance.

    Source: https://www.bild.de/regional/bayern/vor-der-abschiebung-so-verabschiedet-sich-ein-islamist-6a7c1a57f44fb0fe8fd87645?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fm.bild.de%2Fregional%2Fbayern%2Fvor-der-abschiebung-so-verabschiedet-sich-ein-islamist-6a7c1a57f44fb0fe8fd87645%3Ft_ref%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ft.co%252F

  • 06 August 2026

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    Farhad Noori, 25-year-old Afghan national, sentenced to life in prison for murder and attempted murder over a deadly car attack on a Verdi trade union demonstration in Munich

    A German court has sentenced Farhad Noori to life in prison for murder and attempted murder over a deadly car attack on a Verdi trade union demonstration in Munich. A 37-year-old mother and her two-year-old child were killed in the February 2025 attack, while more than 40 people were injured.

    The Higher Regional Court in the Bavarian capital also found that the 25-year-old Afghan national – asylum seeker – bore a particularly serious degree of guilt, making an early release less likely.

    Farhad Noori shouted Allah Akbar to police officers after the incident.

    Sources: https://www.angelogalantino.com/blog-detail/post/321447/la-rotta-che-nessuno-vuole-vedere-quando-il-jihad-viaggia-insieme-ai-migranti and https://www.dw.com/en/munich-car-ramming-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/a-78263683 and https://abcnews.com/International/car-drives-pedestrians-munich-police-injuries/story?id=118772210

  • 06 August 2026

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    Two Iraqi nationals Jasmin A. (29) and Qeysar Al. (46) arrested in the cities of Höxter and Bottrop

    Since March, the Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor’s Office and the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office had been investigating the two Iraqi nationals Jasmin A. (29) and Qeysar Al. (46). The two arrests took place in the cities of Höxter and Bottrop. The two terror suspects were completely surprised and allowed themselves to be arrested without resistance.

    The Prosecutor General’s Office accuses them of being members of a terrorist organization abroad. The Islamists are said to be in Iraq at least from mid-2015 to the end of 2016 as IS fighters on the way. According to the investigations, they were also repeatedly involved in fighting with deaths.

    Source : https://m.bild.de/regional/nordrhein-westfalen/zwei-terrorverdaechtige-in-nrw-festgenommen-sie-sollen-fuer-den-is-gekaempft-haben-6a74751f0e3689919ec72ce1?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bild.de%2Fregional%2Fnordrhein-westfalen%2Fzwei-terrorverdaechtige-in-nrw-festgenommen-sie-sollen-fuer-den-is-gekaempft-haben-6a74751f0e3689919ec72ce1

  • 29 July 2026

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    28-year-old Iraqi and 46-year-old Syrian, former IS members, arrested in Bavaria

    In Bavaria, two suspected former members of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) have been arrested. The 28-year-old Iraqi and the 46-year-old Syrian are accused of membership in a terrorist organization in the independently conducted proceedings, the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office announced.

    Forces from the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and the police had already arrested the Iraqi national last week in Traunreut, Upper Bavaria. The suspect from Syria was taken into custody this week in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate. Both are suspected of identifying with the IS ideology and of having joined the terrorist group in the spring of 2016.

    The Iraqi citizen is said to have belonged to the IS between January and September 2016 and fought for it. The Syrian is said to have been a member of the IS police and various combat units from February to July 2016. Both suspects are said to have received monthly payments from IS.

    Source: https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2026-07/is-bayern-festnahme-irak-syrien-generalstaatsanwaltschaft?utm_referrer=twitter&wt_zmc=sm.int.zonaudev.twitter.ref.zeitde.redpost.link.sf

  • 28 July 2026

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    Two cousins of Abdul Ballout were members of the Islamic State. The cousins’ mother is married to Omar Bakri Fustuq, a notorious international jihadist also known as Omar Bakri Muhammad

    Two cousins of Abdul Ballout, who carried out an attack with a van and a machete in Berlin’s Tiergarten on July 25, were members of the terrorist group Islamic State, according to documents that Lebanese investigators have shared with their German colleagues.

    Abdul Ballout was arrested in Lebanon in July 2025 on suspicion of terrorism. In an investigation report, which the Lebanese investigators later shared with the German foreign intelligence service BND, it is said that Abdul had contact via messenger with suspected IS cadres, whom he asked for help with the trip to Syria. Abdul claimed “that he had been recommended by his two cousins, the Lebanese Abu Bilal, who died in the ranks of IS, and Muhammad, who is currently in custody in Iraq.” In particular, Bilal was killed in Iraq in 2015, and Mohammad reportedly died a few months earlier in fighting in Aleppo, Syria.

    According to the Lebanese investigators, this was not a fantasy claim to gain access to IS. According to the files, they identified the two cousins as sons of the sister of Abdul’s father. This sister, Hanan, is married to Omar Bakri Fustuq. Omar Bakri Fustuq, on the other hand, is a notorious figure of international jihadism under the name Omar Bakri Muhammad.

    Source: https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/2026-07/tatverdaechtiger-abdul-b-verwandschaft-islamischer-staat-csd-berlin

  • 25 July 2026

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    During Berlin’s Christopher Street Day, Abdul Ballout drove his car into a crowd, killing a woman and injuring several people

    At around 10 pm on the evening of 25 July, during Berlin’s Christopher Street Day, a man drove his car into a crowd in the Tiergarten area, killing a woman and injuring numerous people.

    The following day, the Berlin police confirmed that they had located the attacker in the Spandau district of Berlin. He ran directly towards officers from the Special Operations Unit (SEK) while brandishing a bladed weapon, forcing the police to open fire. Despite immediate resuscitation attempts by the fire brigade, the young man died at the scene.

    At the same time, the police detained and questioned three individuals believed to be associated with the suspect; two were released and a third remains in custody.

    The attacker was Abdul Ballout, a dual Lebanese and German national born in Germany in 2005.

    Ballout was already known to the authorities due to his radicalisation, links to Islamist circles and a large number of offences.

    In May 2026, he was convicted of attempting to join the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria via Lebanon, where he was arrested, convicted and deported to Germany.

    Although Ballout was sentenced for a serious act of violence against the German state, he was not imprisoned. The Public Prosecutor’s Office explained that this was because the six months the man had spent in pre-trial detention in Germany and the three months he had spent in custody in Lebanon were taken into account. The Office also noted that the man had admitted the charges and had apparently distanced himself from the jihadist group.

    Sources: https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/mondo/attentato-berlino-chi-era-abdul-ballout_114856778-202602k.shtml and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62eg899l99o and https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article6a670fb3dc2b0bab191a7bca/hamburg-berne-polizei-sucht-vierten-mann-nach-toedlicher-messerattacke.html?wtrid=socialmedia.socialflow….socialflow_twitter

  • 21 July 2026

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    20-year-old Syrian attacked a member of the German-Israeli Society (DIG) in Höchberg

    A 20-year-old Syrian man attacked a 65-year-old German man in Höchberg, Lower Franconia, possibly for anti-Israel or anti-Semitic reasons. The Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for the Syrian man on charges of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm.

    The office took over the investigation because, according to its information, there are ‘indications of an anti-Israel and Islamist motivation for the crime’.

    According to the police, the suspect was arrested at the scene. He is said to have resisted arrest, resulting in a slight injury to a police officer. The Public Prosecutor’s Office said that the 20-year-old had previously been charged with assault offences, among other crimes.

    The German-Israeli Society (DIG) has confirmed that the injured man is one of its members. The association claims that the man was approached prior to the attack due to a pin bearing the Israeli flag that he was wearing on his lapel.

    Source: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article6a5f6b442937e4865893e8c2/bayern-20-jaehriger-tritt-mann-wegen-israel-anstecker-ins-krankenhaus-polizei-nimmt-syrer-fest.html

  • 20 July 2026

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    15-year-old Islamic State sympathiser charged in connection with an alleged pyrotechnic attack on a synagogue

    German prosecutors charged a 15-year-old terrorism suspect in relation to an alleged pyrotechnic attack on a synagogue. Munich’s General Prosecutor’s Office charged the teenager with preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state, the intentional unauthorized handling of explosive materials, causing an explosion and causing grievous bodily harm, as well as other offences.

    The charge was filed with the juvenile lay magistrates’ court at Augsburg District Court. The teenager is in pre-trial detention.

    The investigation has been under way since last late last year. The teenager is alleged to have sympathized with the Islamic State terrorist organization, according to earlier statements by the General Prosecutor’s Office.

    He is alleged to have caused an explosion in October 2025. According to the Augsburger Allgemeine daily, the teenager, who is from the Augsburg district north-west of Munich, blew off two of his fingers with a professional-grade firework the size of a tennis ball, while a friend was slightly injured.

    Source: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/teen-charged-in-germany-on-suspicion-of-synagogue-attack-plot/ar-AA28h7xw?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=6a5e012e1b6f4ed5bddd1109d4864de3&ei=11

  • 17 July 2026

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    29-year-old Turkish migrant living in Germany invoked Sharia law and assaulted a female flight attendant

    A plane passenger allegedly invoked Islam’s strict Sharia law to avoid sitting next to a woman – then assaulted a female flight attendant who tried to smooth it out.

    The passenger, 29-year-old Turkish migrant living in Germany, was arrested when his June 1 flight landed in Dusseldorf.

    According to initial witness statements, the man invoked Sharia law and refused to sit next to a woman. When a female flight attendant tried to speak to him about it, the irate passenger punched or slapped her in the face.

    Once arrested, the passenger confessed to the assault, according to cops. But he only did so after first spitting insults at the federal cops interviewing them — not realizing one of them also spoke Turkish, according to officials.

    He was charged with insulting the officers, along with assaulting the attendant. The passenger invoked Islam’s moral code to justify not wanting to sit next to a woman, even though it has no standing in Germany.

    Source: https://nypost.com/2026/07/17/world-news/plane-passenger-invoked-sharia-law-to-avoid-sitting-next-to-a-woman-then-attacked-female-flight-attendant-cops/

  • 15 July 2026

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    Police shot an armed man in Dresden in front of a supermarket. He shouted "Allahu Akbar" loudly during the exchange of fire

    At around 8:20 a.m. on 15 July, the police were alerted to the presence of an armed man in front of a supermarket in Dresden. According to the police, officers at the scene saw the man with a musket, which he fired at them shortly afterwards. Several police officers then made use of their service weapons, injuring the man. The 41-year-old Turk then shouted an Islamic saying.

    Witnesses told the “Xcitepress” agency that the man had shouted “Allahu Akbar” loudly during the exchange of fire, and then screamed in pain when he was apparently hit.

    The gunman was injured by shots fired by the police and could then be overpowered. He was taken to hospital with injuries. He is under investigation for making threats and violating the weapons law.

    Source: https://www.bild.de/regional/dresden/verdaechtiger-verletzt-polizei-schiesst-auf-bewaffneten-mann-vor-supermarkt-6a573d99b95fa94b3abc20c7?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fm.bild.de%2Fregional%2Fdresden%2Fverdaechtiger-verletzt-polizei-schiesst-auf-bewaffneten-mann-vor-supermarkt-6a573d99b95fa94b3abc20c7%3Ft_ref%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ft.co%252F

  • 13 July 2026

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    German court sentenced a couple, identified as Twana H.S. and Asia R.A., for enslaving and abusing two Yazidi girls under the so-called "Islamic State" group in Iraq

    A German court has sentenced a man and a woman to lengthy prison sentences for enslaving and abusing two Yazidi girls under the so-called “Islamic State” group in Iraq.

    The Iraqi couple were convicted of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. They were also convicted of sexually abusing children and aiding and abetting the listed offenses.

    The man was sentenced to life in prison, while his former partner was given a juvenile sentence of nine and a half years.

    The couple, identified as Twana H.S. and Asia R.A., were most recently living in Germany and were arrested in the southern state of Bavaria in April in 2024.

    Source: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-isis-member-enslaved-abused-yazidi-girls-iraq/a-77928732

  • 10 July 2026

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    Cologne police have searched the apartment of the Salafist top influencer Hanna Hansen. She is accused of spreading a symbol of Hamas

    The Cologne police have searched the apartment of Hanna Hansen, a 42-year-old Salafist influencer. On Instagram, she proselytises to young women about Islam.

    She is accused of spreading a symbol of Hamas, which is classified as a terrorist organization, on a social media platform in April.

    Hanna Hansen was born Viktoria Stadtlander in Herford. In 2004, she became Miss Germany in second place. As a model, she was seen on the catwalks of Paris, New York, Milan and Berlin and also made a name for herself as a DJ. In kickboxing, she became German champion five times. The highlight of her career so far was winning the world championship in kickboxing.

    Hansen’s Instagram profile has 224,000 followers, while TikTok has over 250,000. Her videos are aimed directly at young girls. While it initially appeared moderate, it now propagates an ultra-conservative Islam.

    Source: https://www1.wdr.de/nrw/koeln/hanna-hansen-dursuchung-koeln-instagram-influencerin-100.html

  • 09 July 2026

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    Iraqi nationals and IS members Khaled Al H. and Mahmoud A. arrested in Schleswig-Holstein

    The Federal Criminal Police Office arrested Khaled Al H. and Mahmoud A., both Iraqi nationals, in Schleswig-Holstein (Stormarn district), on the basis of arrest warrants issued on 24 June 2026 by the investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice.

    They stand accused of belonging to a foreign terrorist organisation. Khaled Al H. is also accused of committing a war crime against property.

    Both Khaled Al H. and Mahmoud A. joined the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) in Iraq by the beginning of June 2014 at the latest. Khaled Al H. was also the commander of an IS combat unit. He took part in combat operations until July 2017.

    He also took part in battles and, together with other IS fighters, occupied the Baiji oil refinery, which is owned by the Iraqi state. Following his entry into Germany in July 2022, he continuously published IS propaganda.

    Source: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2026/Pressemitteilung-vom-09-07-2026.html

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    40-year-old Syrian man sentenced to three years in prison for belonging to IS

    The Second Criminal Senate of the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart sentenced a 40-year-old Syrian man to three years in prison for belonging to the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS).

    The man had worked for IS’s »Military Industry and Development Agency« for at least seven months in 2016. In return, IS provided for him and his family.

    According to the court, the sentence was mitigated by the fact that the crime committed by the man with no prior convictions had taken place a long time ago. Furthermore, he must also expect to be deported and separated from his wife and five children.

    Source: https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/2026-07/olg-stuttgart-is-mitgliedschaft-syrien-ruestungsindustrie-urteil-gxe

  • 02 July 2026

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    Iraqi national named Abdulhamid A. and an IS foreign fighter were arrested in the Ortenau district

    The Federal Prosecutor’s Office based on an arrest warrant issued by the investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice on 2. June 2026 arrested the Iraqi national Abdulhamid A. in the Ortenau district of in Baden-Württemberg. Abdulhamid A. joined the foreign terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) in Iraq no later than April 2016. Until spring 2017, he was deployed to a combat unit of the organization.

    Source: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2026/Pressemitteilung-vom-02-07-2026-2.html?nn=478184

  • 02 July 2026

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    26-year-old pro-Palestine activist fined in Hamburg for insulting a police officer, but acquitted of the charge of using a Hamas symbol

    A 26-year-old activist has been fined 3000 euros in Hamburg for several offenses committed at pro-Palestinian events and on the internet. The Hamburg District Court found the man guilty of insult, condoning criminal offenses, and using symbols of unconstitutional and prohibited organizations.

    Some of the allegations are related to the pro-Palestinian protests that have been taking place regularly in the Hanseatic city since the beginning of the Gaza War. According to the court, the defendant referred to a police officer as a “racist” during a demonstration. According to the indictment, the incident allegedly occurred during a permanent vigil in Moorweidenpark near the University of Hamburg, where the 26-year-old acted as the meeting leader.

    Furthermore, according to the court’s findings, the man posted pictures on Instagram of people wearing Hamas headbands and Hamas flags. The conviction for condoning criminal offenses, on the other hand, stems from a statement the defendant allegedly made at a panel discussion in Bremen in 2023. According to court records, he referred to the 7 October 2023 as a “blessing”.

    Instead, the district court acquitted the 26-year-old of the charge of using a Hamas symbol through the slogan “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free”. The public prosecutor’s office considered the slogan a Hamas symbol, but the court did not follow this view.

    Source: https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article6a4634879d95f781faef64b4/pro-palaestinensische-proteste-beleidigung-und-hamas-kennzeichen-aktivist-in-hamburg-zu-geldstrafe-verurteilt.html

  • 23 June 2026

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    34-year-old man charged in Berlin with spreading Islamist and terrorist propaganda

    A 34-year-old man from Berlin has been charged in Berlin with spreading Islamist and terrorist propaganda. He has published a total of three videos on his social media account with 12,800 followers in April and May 2025. He has also underlaid these videos with so-called Nashids of the IS – meaning battle songs and anthems that are used to emotionalize and politically mobilize the listeners.

    Source: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/er-teilte-videos-auf-social-media-34-jahriger-mann-in-berlin-wegen-verbreitung-von-is-propaganda-angeklagt-15745982.html

  • 23 June 2026

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    Searches were carried out on 5 individuals suspected of being members of the Islamic State

    Following orders issued by the investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office conducted searches of the premises of five suspects in Baden-Württemberg (Filderstadt), Brandenburg (Potsdam) and Hesse (Limburg-Weilburg district). The suspects are under investigation for their alleged membership of the Islamic State terrorist organisation.

    Further searches took place at the homes of eleven other individuals not under suspicion in Bavaria (Hof), Berlin, Brandenburg (Potsdam and Ostprignitz-Ruppin), Hesse (Limburg-Weilburg and the Wetterau district), North Rhine-Westphalia (Dortmund) and Schleswig-Holstein (the Stormarn district).

    It is believed that the suspects entered Germany as members of the foreign terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) in order to network with other IS supporters in Germany and Europe, and to raise funds for the organisation.

    No arrests have been made. Today’s searches are intended to clarify the existing grounds for suspicion.

    Source: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2026/Pressemitteilung-vom-23-06-2026.html?nn=478184

  • 17 June 2026

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    Kosovo-born teen is on trial, accused of searching for Jews to murder during a knife rampage in the name of Islamic State

    A teenager went on trial in Germany accused of searching for Jews to murder during a knife rampage in the name of Islamic State. Prosecutors say Erjon S, now 18, carried out a series of brutal attacks in the industrial city of Essen last September after he embraced a murderous jihadist ideology online.

    The Kosovo-born teen appeared in court wearing blue jeans and a dark blue sweater, flanked by police officers and behind bulletproof glass at the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf, where he was charged with three counts of attempted murder linked to a terrorist organisation.

    According to Germany’s federal prosecutor, the then-17-year-old had become increasingly radicalised through disturbing Islamic extremist material on the internet from early 2025.

    And investigators believe he decided to carry out a bloodbath on behalf of Islamic State in September that year.

    Source: https://www.thejc.com/news/world/teenage-isis-fanatic-hunting-jews-essen-trial-n1yod58o

  • 17 June 2026

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    Thieves carry out a €100,000 burglary; two of them have links to jihadism

    On 13 June, four masked intruders broke into a flat on the seventeenth floor of a block of flats on Poelchaustraße in Marzahn. Dressed as police officers, they convinced the occupants to open the door before spraying them with irritant gas and attacking them with knives and a gun.  The intruders were targeting more than 100,000 euros in cash stored in the flat.

    However, one of the couple’s sons, who was present, put up fierce resistance. He held one of the robbers at bay until the police arrived. The perpetrator is Jasin D., a 18-year-old German-Macedonian. He is already known to the police for theft and verbal abuse, and is also said to have distributed propaganda material on two occasions. Further investigations revealed that Jasin D. had expressed a desire to emigrate to Afghanistan to participate in the ongoing armed conflict. One of the robbers was subsequently identified as Mansur D., a 17-year-old born in Grozny, Chechnya, who is known to the police for causing grievous bodily harm, rape, protection racketeering, theft, drug trafficking, and criminal damage. Mansur D. remains at large and, according to investigators, had previously stated that he wanted to join Islamic State (IS).

    Source: https://www.bz-berlin.de/polizei/100-000-euro-weg-islamisten-raubten-berliner-familie-aus

  • 12 June 2026

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    18-year-old Kosovar is on trial in Düsseldorf for suspected Islamist knife attacks in Essen

    An 18-year-old Kosovar is on trial in Düsseldorf for a suspected Islamist knife attack. Nine months ago, the young student stabbed a teacher at a vocational college in Essen. He is said to have stabbed the 45-year-old teacher several times. He is also said to have attacked a caretaker at a primary school and a homeless man at a bus stop. He then intended to kill as many Jews as possible but was unable to find any when he visited the Old Synagogue in Essen twice and looked for them.

    According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the attacks were Islamist-motivated; the young man embarked on a jihad that day, acting as a devout Islamist against alleged infidels. “In the attacks, the accused acted out of a radical Islamist conviction that was directed against the free form of society in Germany”, said the authorities in Karlsruhe.

    To provoke his martyrdom, the suspect ran towards police officers with a knife in a park near Essen’s main train station a few hours after attacking the teacher. He was stopped by a shot, sustaining injuries to his face, and had to undergo surgery and be treated in an intensive care unit.

    In addition to three counts of attempted murder, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office also charges him with grievous bodily harm, resisting law enforcement officers, and coercion.

    Source: https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article6a2b855a7e682fc37fbf69c2/essener-messerstecher-soll-islamist-sein-prozessbeginn.html

  • 09 June 2026

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    IS supporter is on trial for transferring money that ended up reaching IS in Syria

    A trial has begun in Hamburg against an alleged supporter of the jihadist militia Islamic State (IS). According to the indictment, the 33-year-old defendant is accused of transferring 220 euros to other suspects who are being tried separately. They then forwarded the money to IS members in Syria.

    Two of the alleged middlemen, to whom the accused allegedly transferred money, were reportedly disseminating IS propaganda via Telegram channels and, according to the indictment, soliciting donations for the jihadists. The 33-year-old allegedly paid a total of 220 euros in four instalments between February 2021 and April 2022.

    The public prosecutor’s office claims that the money was intended to buy IS members out of camps and prisons in Syria and support them in order to ensure the continued existence of the organisation.

    Source: https://www.stern.de/news/geld-an-dschihadistenmiliz-is-gespendet–33-jaehriger-in-hamburg-vor-gericht-37516846.html

  • 09 June 2026

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    IS supporter is on trial for transferring money that ended up reaching IS in Syria

    A trial has begun in Hamburg against an alleged supporter of the jihadist militia Islamic State (IS). According to the indictment, the 33-year-old defendant is accused of transferring 220 euros to other suspects who are being tried separately. They then forwarded the money to IS members in Syria.

    Two of the alleged middlemen, to whom the accused allegedly transferred money, were reportedly disseminating IS propaganda via Telegram channels and, according to the indictment, soliciting donations for the jihadists. The 33-year-old allegedly paid a total of 220 euros in four instalments between February 2021 and April 2022.

    The public prosecutor’s office claims that the money was intended to buy IS members out of camps and prisons in Syria and support them in order to ensure the continued existence of the organisation.

    Source: https://www.stern.de/news/geld-an-dschihadistenmiliz-is-gespendet–33-jaehriger-in-hamburg-vor-gericht-37516846.html

  • 08 June 2026

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    35-year-old sentenced to more than eight years in prison as part of a trial concerning a planned terrorist attack on a clinic in Bremerhaven

    The Bremen Regional Court sentenced a 35-year-old man to more than eight years in prison for his part in planning a terrorist attack on a clinic in Bremerhaven. His 20-year-old nephew was acquitted. However, the 20-year-old co-defendant was ordered to be placed in a psychiatric hospital. The judges found the 35-year-old guilty of arranging murder, an explosion and terrorism financing.

    The court found that the two men had indeed planned an Islamist-motivated terrorist attack for the summer of 2025. Their intention was to kill as many people as possible with firearms. The 20-year-old was supposed to blow himself up with a homemade explosive vest when the emergency services arrived. They intended to target a clinic, a large public event or a synagogue in Bremerhaven. According to the report, the men intended to construct the explosive vest at the home of the 35-year-old’s mother.

    The court stated in its reasoning for the verdict that the bomb had not been made simply because investigators had intervened.

    During the trial, the 20-year-old essentially admitted to making such plans, according to the spokesman. He reportedly stated in court that his uncle had manipulated him, among other things. According to the spokesman, the uncle did not comment on the allegations during the trial. The two defendants were arrested in Bremerhaven last September.

    Source: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/terroranschlag-in-bremerhaven-geplant-35-jaehriger-zu-haft-verurteilt%2Cbremen-452.html

  • 05 June 2026

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    Abdallah A.’s naturalisation was revoked for sympathising with Hamas

    The Berlin Administrative Court (VG) rejected Abdallah A. urgent application against the revocation of his naturalization. The judges considered him a Hamas sympathizer who deceived the authorities.

    Abdallah A., 35, comes from a Palestinian family but has lived in Berlin since he was two months old. He was naturalized in September 2025. But two months later the Berlin State Office for Immigration (LEA) has revoked his naturalization. The reason was two Instagram posts that were interpreted as an expression of sympathy for the terrorist organization Hamas. In contrast, Abdallah A. has submitted an urgent application against the revocation to the VG Berlin.

    Source: https://taz.de/Ruecknahme-der-Einbuergerung/!6184800/

  • 05 June 2026

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    Abdullah R., a 23-year-old Syrian national, was sentenced to five years and four months in prison for planning to stab people and kill himself and other restaurant guests with explosives

    Abdullah R., a 23-year-old Syrian national, was sentenced to five years and four months in prison, among other things for preparing an act of terrorism endangering the state and financing terrorism.

    He came into contact with a man on TikTok who encouraged him to become a martyr. During searches of his apartment and mobile phone, investigators found 270 IS propaganda videos. They also found receipts for components that he intended to use to build an explosive and incendiary device. Some of the money came from social benefits.

    In his verdict, the judge stressed: “This is a young man with the goal of going to paradise and taking unbelievers with him to their deaths.” He may have planned to stab people with a knife outside a restaurant first in Berlin. Then, inside the restaurant, he intended to kill himself and other guests with explosives. His aim was to instil fear and shake people’s trust in the state.

    The judge also emphasised that: ‘He increasingly turned to the Islamic faith.’ He sought IS content on the internet. He started researching martyrdom and began making concrete plans: how to kill with a knife, how to make explosives and how to detonate a bomb. He was on the verge of building such a bomb.

    Following the death of one of his brothers, he and his family fled to Turkey and arrived in Germany in October 2023. Having been expelled from several hostels, he found accommodation with his uncle. However, he struggled to make connections. His desire for prosperity remained unfulfilled.

    Source: https://www.bz-berlin.de/polizei/menschen-vor-gericht/syrer-aus-der-sonnenallee-plante-terroranschlag

  • 04 June 2026

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    An Afghan man - classified as a so-called ‘Prüffall Islamismus’ - allegedly spied on the synagogue on Roonstraße in Cologne

    A 26-year-old Afghan man who was already known to the police allegedly spied on a synagogue in Cologne. The incident occurred on 21 May outside the synagogue.

    He stood out because he was filming in front of the Jewish community centre on Roonstraße with his mobile phone. Synagogue security personnel spotted the unknown man via the prayer site’s video surveillance system. After ending his recording, the man began making frantic phone calls. The synagogue’s security service informed the police officers securing the Jewish property on Roonstraße. The officers then identified the suspect and confronted him. He became entangled in contradictions when they questioned him. A query on the police computer revealed that the man was a 22-year-old Afghan national. He had already been classified as a so-called ‘Prüffall Islamismus’ due to a previous incident.

    The Afghan man and his family had benefited from a federal government reception programme for at-risk Afghans early on. The family of eight entered Germany under this programme in June 2013. In particular, the family benefited from Paragraph 22, Section 2 of the Residence Act, which provides for the protection of Germany’s political interests.

    Source: https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/prueffall-islamismus-afghane-spaehte-koelner-synagoge-aus-staatsschutz-ermittelt_7296af72-81eb-467b-bba8-d26b5256888e.html

  • 03 June 2026

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    President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) warned that Islamist organizations want to infiltrate German institutions

    According to BILD, Sinan Selen, president of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), warned several German parliamentarians at a closed-door event in the Bundestag that Islamist organisations intend to infiltrate German institutions to influence politics. Unlike violent jihadism, the German authorities are concerned about the ideological and institutional work carried out under the guise of cultural, religious, or associative activities. According to information relayed by BILD, the security services are particularly concerned about strategies of rapprochement with certain left-wing parties that are considered more susceptible to the rhetoric of Islamist networks in the name of dialogue or inclusion.

    The 2024 BfV report identifies the Deutsche Muslimische Gemeinschaft (DMG) as the central organisation of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Germany. German intelligence estimates that this network has around 1,450 supporters, as well as various partner structures.

    Sources: https://www.frontieresmedia.fr/international/le-chef-du-renseignement-interieur-allemand-alerte-sur-linfiltration-des-institutions-par-les-frere—18318 and https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/bild-exklusiv-verfassungsschutz-chef-warnt-vor-unterwanderung-durch-islamisten-6a1fd680aa3fa782d146fea2?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frontieresmedia.fr%2F

  • 03 June 2026

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    39-year-old Moroccan man attacked several people with a street sign in Munich

    A 39-year-old man allegedly attacked several people with a street sign in Munich, injuring a 60-year-old man. According to police and witnesses, the suspect had previously taken two beer bottles from another person before pulling a traffic sign out of the ground and using it as a weapon near a snack bar.

    Witnesses restrained the suspect until police arrived. During this time, he reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” several times. The incident is being investigated by state security authorities, although investigators have not yet established a clear motive.

    The injured 60-year-old man later kicked the suspect in the head after the attacker had been subdued. As a result, authorities are investigating both men for bodily harm offenses. The suspect was also injured during the incident.

    Police stated that the 39-year-old, a Moroccan national without a fixed residence in Germany according to reports, was not previously known to law enforcement and was expected to appear before an investigating judge. The investigation remains ongoing.

    Source: https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article6a20141d639e3d502fd49fbe/muenchen-er-soll-allahu-akbar-gerufen-haben-mann-schlaegt-mit-strassenschild-auf-menschen-ein.html

  • 03 June 2026

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    15-year-old boy suspected of having planned an attack on a synagogue

    German investigators are probing a 15-year-old boy suspected of having planned an attack on a synagogue, Munich prosecutors said. The teenager, who has been taken into custody, is believed to have hoarded a large amount of pyrotechnics to carry out the attack. He is also said to have detonated a home-made explosive device.

    According to the Munich public prosecutor’s office, acting as the Bavarian counterterrorism agency, the teenager is believed to have sympathized with the Islamic State terrorist group.

    At the end of October 2025, he is alleged to have caused an explosion using a home-made device, in which he and another person were injured, said chief prosecutor Sebastian Murer.

    According to local daily Augsburger Allgemeine, the boy lost two fingers in the incident in the Augsburg region. A friend of the teenager also sustained light injuries, it said.

    Police later recovered three kilograms of fireworks in the garage of the boy’s home, while further evidence was seized from his room and his electronic devices, according to the report.

    Source: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/german-15-year-old-probed-on-suspicion-of-planning-attack-on-synagogue/ar-AA24JfP9?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=6a204114c3f34957beaf142b54a2363f&ei=9

  • 01 June 2026

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    Mahmoud M. sentenced to life imprisonment for the knife attack outside the Cutie Bar in Bielefeld

    The Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf sentenced 36-year-old Syrian national Mahmoud M. to life imprisonment for the knife attack outside the Cutie Bar in Bielefeld on May 2025. The court found him guilty of four counts of attempted murder and determined the particular seriousness of his guilt, ordering preventive detention. The presiding judge said that Mahmoud M. had carried out the attack in pursuit of his jihadist goals. Mahmoud M. was also found guilty of belonging to a foreign terrorist organisation.

    While in pre-trial detention, the defendant confessed the crime to psychologists and psychiatrists, and he admitted it in his closing statement during the trial. During this time, he also stated that he had killed two people, including his half-brother, on behalf of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria.

    According to the public prosecutor, M. had been active in the ranks of IS in Syria for many years before being arrested by Kurdish units and imprisoned for eight months. He came to Germany in 2023.

    Before the attack, he sent a confession video to an IS contact, but it was not released. He also carried a note containing a self-drawn IS flag with him.

    Sources: https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/bielefeld-messerangreifer-zu-lebenslanger-haft-verurteilt-a-50f774d8-0788-4637-b97a-c4df57c2437d?sara_ref=re-so-x-rss#ref=rss and https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/18/bielefeld-revellers-attacked-outside-a-bar-police-classify-the-offence-as-planned-assault

  • 28 May 2026

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    The “Free Our Sisters” case before the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf

    The Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf is hearing the case of ‘Free Our Sisters’, a platform run by German national Nadine D. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office accuses her of supporting members and sympathisers of the Islamic State (IS) by fundraising and sending letters and messages to prisoners and their families.

    According to investigators, the platform has sent nearly 15,000 euros to individuals incarcerated in Germany and Austria, as well as to women linked to IS who are detained in Kurdish camps in Syria, since 2019. In addition to the money, the platform reportedly encouraged the sending of messages of ideological support containing propaganda references to IS.

    Sources: https://www.bild.de/regional/duesseldorf/sie-sammelte-spenden-fuer-kinderkleidung-linksterrorist-besucht-is-braut-vor-gericht-6a181c2ffd07de8bd15e97c8?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fm.bild.de%2Fregional%2Fduesseldorf%2Fsie-sammelte-spenden-fuer-kinderkleidung-linksterrorist-besucht-is-braut-vor-gericht-6a181c2ffd07de8bd15e97c8 and https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/is-gefangenenhilfe-prozess-100.html

  • 27 May 2026

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    Hamas member Yousif C. arrested in Copenhagen

    A Danish national named Yousif C. was arrested by Danish police in the vicinity of Copenhagen. This arrest was based on a European arrest warrant that was issued by an investigating judge of the German Federal Court of Justice on 22 May 2026.

    Yousif C. is a member of the terrorist organisation Hamas. In July 2025, he handed over five pistols and ammunition to Abed Al G., who was prosecuted separately.

    He then handed the firearms over to Mohammed A., who was also being prosecuted separately, for onward transport to Vienna. This served as preparation for Hamas assassination attempts on Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany and Europe.

    The accused will appear before the investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice following his transfer to Germany.

    Source: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2026/Pressemitteilung-vom-28-05-2026.html?nn=478184

  • 27 May 2026

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    Syrian national Khalaf A. arrested in connection with the stabbing of a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial

    An alleged accomplice of a man who was convicted of stabbing and seriously wounding a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial last year was arrested. The Syrian national Khalaf A. is suspected of being an accessory to attempted murder and bodily harm, federal prosecutors said in a statement.

    They said that he spent the afternoon before the attack on Feb. 21, 2025, with the man convicted of the stabbing, Wassim Al M., and encouraged him to carry out his plan.

    Wassim Al M., also a Syrian citizen, was convicted in March on charges including attempted murder and attempted membership in a foreign terrorist organization. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

    The Berlin district court found that he traveled from Leipzig to Berlin to carry out an attack in the name of the Islamic State group.

    He chose the Holocaust Memorial because “he believed he would find people of Jewish faith there,” presiding judge Doris Husch said at the time, and he stabbed the Spanish tourist in the throat before shouting “Allahu akbar,” or “God is great.

    Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/05/27/berlin-police-arrest-suspected-accomplice-in-holocaust-memorial-stabbing/

  • 26 May 2026

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    Two Iraqi men charged with being members of ISIS

    German prosecutors have charged two Iraqi men suspected of membership in the Islamic State terrorist group. One of the two Iraqi nationals is accused of having fought for Islamic State in Iraq. The other is said to have served as a judge on a committee enforcing Sharia law – a legal system based on Islam.

    It is now up to the Higher Regional Court in Dusseldorf to decide whether to allow the indictment by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Dusseldorf and to order a trial date.

    The two suspects were arrested in Germany in December and have been held in pre-trial detention ever since.

    Criminal police also searched the premises of three additional suspects in Cologne, Chemnitz and Wittmund at the time.

    Source: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/two-charged-in-germany-with-islamic-state-membership/ar-AA245D3J

  • 12 May 2026

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    Syrian Mahmoud M. accused of attempted murder, dangerous bodily harm and membership in the terrorist organization Islamic State

    The Federal Prosecutor’s Office accused Syrian Mahmoud M. (36) of attempted murder, dangerous bodily harm and membership in the terrorist organization Islamic State. Now the judges questioned the psychiatric expert who had examined the defendant in prison. Mahmoud M. admitted to the expert that he had killed his brother in 2015. In addition, he had killed a man at a lake five years earlier.

    While he initially remained silent about the accusations during the trial, the Syrian is also said to have confessed to the expert about the knife attack in Bielefeld. In the early morning of May 18, 2025, Mahmoud M. had stood in front of the bar “Cutie” in Bielefeld (NRW) with a knife and a stick sword stabbed at guests. He is said to have shouted “Allahu Akbar” several times.

    According to the expert, the defendant is profoundly Islamist radicalized. “He has had a radical attitude for many years,” said the psychiatrist. The Islamist-jihadist ideology is an integral part of his personality and his value system. For this, he even accepted the breaking off of contact with his children.

    Despite a difficult childhood, the expert did not want to attest to the defendant’s post-traumatic stress disorder. However, his mother’s rejection would have triggered deep bitterness, feelings of inferiority and psychological instability in him.

    In Germany, Mahmoud M. has watched a lot of propaganda videos. The affiliation to the IS and a clear image of the enemy had channeled his anger, the specialist explained. The defendant himself denies having been active as an IS fighter. He had only worked as a real estate agent for the terrorist militia.

    Source: https://www.bild.de/regional/nordrhein-westfalen/attentaeter-von-bielefeld-soll-zwei-maenner-in-syrien-getoetet-haben-6a032fbe9e875c402d54e8cd

  • 11 May 2026

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    17-year-old Syrian arrested in Hamburg on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack

    A 17-year-old teenager has been arrested in Hamburg on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack on a shopping mall, a bar, or a police station, according to prosecutors. The prosecutor’s office said the Syrian national was detained on Thursday, May 7.

    Investigators believe he was influenced by the terrorist group ISIS and was planning an attack intended to kill an unspecified number of “infidels” using explosives, Molotov cocktails, or a knife. The suspect purchased fertiliser, lighter fluid, a balaclava, and a knife. These items were seized during searches carried out last week.

    Prosecutors also said they previously had ordered a psychiatric assessment of the suspect in connection with a separate investigation into alleged violations of Germany’s law governing associations and other offenses.

    Sources: https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article6a03016f453b15e11907607c/ermittlungen-terrorverdaechtiger-in-uke-psychiatrie-verhaftet-duenger-fuer-sprengstoff-im-klinikzimmer-gelagert.html and https://apnews.com/article/germany-hamburg-extremism-arrest-attack-plan-351b164f703792ec0b546b8683989020

  • 27 April 2026

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    23-year-old Syrian man confesses in court to planning an attack in Berlin

    A 23-year-old Syrian man was arrested in Berlin in November 2025 on suspicion of terrorism. The police discovered several items in his apartment for the construction of an explosive device. The Syrian planned an attack in Berlin out of radical Islamist sentiments.

    He has generally admitted the allegations before the capital’s regional court. He became radicalized via the Internet and was ultimately “determined” to commit an attack.

    According to the indictment, the man is said to have been considering committing a terrorist attack since March 2025 at the latest, which would primarily target Jews living in Berlin and, in his view, “infidels.” He planned to first kill as many Jewish people and non-Muslims as possible with a knife and then carry out a suicide attack with an explosive belt.

    The man said at the start of the trial that he came to Germany at the end of 2023 “to work and earn money.” But then his dreams and goals would have changed. He has become increasingly radicalized on platforms like Tiktok. In chats, he informed himself about martyrdom and looked at IS publications, among other things. “The devil was sitting in my head,” said the defendant: “I got my thoughts from ISIS.”

    The trial is scheduled for four additional days of hearings until June 5.

    Source: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/berlin/rbb-prozess-wegen-anschlagsplaenen-23-jaehriger-syrer-legt-gestaendnis-ab-100.html

  • 22 April 2026

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    Kosovar Erjon S. charged with three attempted murders

    A Kosovar teenage jihadist who allegedly wanted to kill “as many Jewish people as possible” was charged with three counts of attempted murder for attacking his teacher, a janitor, and an unknown person near a synagogue, the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced.

    Identified only as Erjon S., the juvenile suspect was charged on March 31 with assault, aggravated assault, and resisting arrest, in addition to three attempted murder charges. The teenage Islamist allegedly resolved to engage in jihad against “perceived infidels” in Essen, targeting his teacher, in addition to a janitor he knew. He allegedly intended to kill as many Jews as he could afterward.

    In September, the teenager allegedly armed himself with a knife and went to an elementary school, where he punched the janitor and sprayed him with pepper spray. The attacker was unable to utilize the knife because the victim reportedly defended himself. After the first assault, Erjon then allegedly attacked a teacher at his vocational college, stabbing her multiple times in the upper body.

    Attempting to commit suicide by causing a police officer to kill him and thus to achieve martyrdom, Erjon allegedly ran toward an officer while brandishing his knife. He was shot in the face. Erjon was arrested, and the case was passed over to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office by the Essen Public Prosecutor’s Office.

    Source: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-893786

  • 21 April 2026

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    23-year-old Syrian national charged with terrorism

    The Berlin General Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges with the Berlin District Court I – State Security Chamber – against a 23-year-old Syrian national. He is accused of preparing a serious act of violent subversion (terrorism) in conjunction with terrorism financing in one case, as well as distributing propaganda for terrorist organizations in four cases.

    By March 2025 at the latest, the accused allegedly formed the intent, based on radical Islamist ideology, to carry out a terrorist attack in Berlin. He also reportedly used internet platforms such as Telegram and TikTok to research views on martyrdom and so-called Jihad. After allegedly researching the construction of explosive and incendiary devices, he is said to have exchanged messages regarding the planned attack with an unidentified interlocutor.

    Furthermore, the accused is charged with publishing videos on social media in March and October 2025 that were accompanied by so-called Nasheeds of the Islamic State.

    The accused, originally from Syria, is said to have first entered Germany in December 2023. He was granted subsidiary protection in September 2024, which was subsequently revoked in January 2026 by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The accused, who has no prior criminal record, has been in pre-trial detention since his arrest on November 1, 2025.

    Source: https://sacc-ejc.org/incident/syrian-charged-with-planning-attack-on-jews-and-infidels-in-berlin/

  • 20 April 2026

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    Suspect charged after attack at vocational college in Essen in September 2025

    The German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (Bundesanwaltschaft) has charged a former student in connection with a knife attack that took place around seven months ago at a vocational school in Essen. The boy, who was 17 at the time, is primarily charged with three counts of attempted murder. According to investigators, the attack was motivated by jihadist Islamist ideology.

    During the incident, he stabbed a teacher, attacked a caretaker and also injured a passer-by; all the victims survived, some with serious injuries. He is also alleged to have looked for potential victims outside a synagogue, without finding any.

    The trial is to be heard by the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf.

    Source: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/bundesanwaltschaft-anklage-nach-angriff-am-berufskolleg-in-essen-accg-200749051.html

  • 16 April 2026

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    HAYI claimed responsibility for the attack on an Israeli restaurant in Munich

    A pro-Iranian militant group has released a video claiming responsibility for a recent attack on an Israeli restaurant in Munich. The 29-second video, which surfaced online days after the explosion, purports to show the group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) taking responsibility.

    Source: https://caliber.az/en/post/media-pro-iran-militants-claim-munich-attack

  • 16 April 2026

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    Two Iraqi citizens charged with membership in a terrorist organization; Another Iraqi arrested on March 23

    The Central Office for Extremism Saxony at the Dresden Public Prosecutor’s Office (ZESA), through the Police Terrorism Defense Center (PTAZ) of the Saxony State Criminal Police Office, arrested two Iraqi citizens (male, 40 and 43 years old) in Chemnitz and Leipzig, each on the basis of an arrest warrant from the Dresden Higher Regional Court, and searched their homes in Chemnitz and Leipzig.

    Both accused are charged with membership in a terrorist organization abroad. They are said to have been members of various combat units of the terrorist organization Islamic State from January 2016 to December 2016 and from June 2014 to September 2016, respectively. Both were paid monthly for this.

    Another suspect, a 26-year-old Iraqi, was arrested in Plauen on March 23. He is said to have also worked as a fighter for IS from January 2016 to May 2017 and was paid for this.

    Sources: https://medienservice.sachsen.de/medien/news/1096415 and https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen/dresden/dresden-radebeul/is-kaempfer-iraker-festnahme-lka-100.html

  • 10 April 2026

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    Israeli restaurant in Munich attacked

    Unknown assailants attacked an Israeli restaurant – Eclipse Grillbar – in Munich, smashing several windows and throwing pyrotechnic devices into the premises, police said. No one was injured and the perpetrators have not yet been identified.

    Witnesses reported hearing three loud bangs around 0:45 am local time. According to police, unknown individuals threw pyrotechnic devices into the dining area of the Eclipse restaurant.

    The suspected arson attack caused several thousand euros in damage. No one was injured as the premises were empty at the time of the incident. Two front windows were broken, and a third was damaged.

    Source: https://caliber.az/en/post/unknown-assailants-strike-israeli-restaurant-in-munich

  • 25 March 2026

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    Berlin Court of Appeal sentenced four Hamas members

    The Berlin Court of Appeal sentenced four members of an underground Hamas cell, all of whom were born in Lebanon, to several years in prison. The prison sentences range from four and a half to six years. The court found the 36- to 58-year-olds responsible for operating weapons depots of the Palestinian terrorist organisation in Europe, from which weapons were to be used in attacks.

    ‘This is the first time in Germany that people have been accused of participating in the activities of the foreign terrorist organisation Hamas’, said federal prosecutor Jochen Weingarten.

    According to the verdict, the men were responsible for setting up or dismantling weapons depots in Poland, Bulgaria, and Denmark. Judge Husch said that Hamas had made preparations to commit attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions when giving reasons for the verdict.

    Source: https://www.zeit.de/politik/2026-03/haftstrafen-mitglieder-untergrundzelle-hamas-kammergericht-berlin-gxe

  • 05 March 2026

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    Syrian convicted to 13 years in prison for stabbing a Spanish tourist

    A court convicted a Syrian man of stabbing and seriously wounding a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial just over a year ago, and sentenced him to 13 years in prison.

    The 20-year-old defendant, whom authorities have identified only as Wassim Al M., was convicted on charges including attempted murder and attempted membership in a foreign terrorist organization.

    The Berlin district court found that he traveled from Leipzig to Berlin on February 21, 2025, to carry out an attack in the name of the Islamic State terror group.

    The defendant said during his trial that he had regretted the attack immediately, and asserted that he had traveled to Berlin under pressure from an online acquaintance he had gotten to know as he watched IS videos.

    The defendant arrived in Germany in 2023 as an unaccompanied minor and successfully applied for asylum, investigators have said. He lived in Leipzig. He was arrested nearly three hours after the attack when he approached officers with blood on his hands and clothes.

    Sources: https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-holocaust-memorial-attacker-given-13-years-in-prison/a-76224858 and https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-man-handed-13-year-sentence-for-berlin-holocaust-memorial-stabbing/

  • 24 January 2026

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    Lebanese arrested on suspicion of being a member of Hamas

    German police have arrested a Lebanese national on suspicion of being a member of Hamas and planning attacks in Europe. The man, named as “Mohammad S”, was stopped at Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport after arriving from Beirut.

    Federal prosecutors said that in August 2025 he helped procure 300 rounds of ammunition and was involved in an alleged plot to attack Jewish and Israeli institutions.

    German authorities said “Mohammad S” colluded with “Abed Al G”, one of three alleged Hamas members arrested last October over planned attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rm14lkkvzo

  • 13 December 2025

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    German police arrest five men over Christmas market attack plot

    On 13 December, German authorities arrested five men suspected of planning a vehicle attack on a Christmas market in the Dingolfing-Landau area of Lower Bavaria.

    The five suspects are a 56-year-old Egyptian, three Moroccans aged 30, 28 and 22, and a 37-year-old Syrian. Four of them are now in custody after appearing before a magistrate on Saturday and one was placed in preventive detention. The Egyptian suspect, described as an Islamic preacher, allegedly called for an attack during gatherings at a mosque in the Dingolfing-Landau area. Authorities said the Egyptian suspect urged followers to use a vehicle to kill or injure as many people as possible at a Christmas market during the festive season. Under criminal law, this is currently classified as attempted murder.

    The three Moroccan men are suspected of agreeing to carry out the attack, while the Syrian allegedly encouraged them in their plan. Authorities said they are currently assuming an Islamist motivation, though no link to the so-called Islamic State terror group has been established.

    The men were arrested near the Suben border crossing on the German-Austrian border, according to multiple media reports.

    Sources: https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-880238 and https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/15/german-police-arrest-five-men-over-christmas-market-attack-plot

  • 13 November 2025

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    A sixth suspected member of Hamas arrested

    The Federal Criminal Police Office and Federal Police Flensburg arrested Mahmoud Z. – born in Lebanon. The arrest took place on a train near Flensburg after the suspect crossed the border with Germany from Denmark.

    Mahmoud Z. is involved in the acquisition of weapons for the terrorist organisation HAMAS. In August 2025, he took over an automatic rifle, eight pistols and more than 600 pieces of ammunition in Hesse from Borhan El-K. Mahmoud Z. then transported the items to Wael F. M. in Berlin. They were secured when Wael F. M. was arrested in Berlin on 1 October 2025 (see Press Release No. 65 of 1 October 2025). These actions served to prepare terrorist attacks on Israeli or Jewish facilities in Germany and Europe.

    Sources: https://news.sky.com/story/sixth-suspect-arrested-in-germany-over-alleged-hamas-plot-to-attack-jewish-targets-13469739 and https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/EN/2025/Pressemitteilung-vom-13-11-2025-2-engl.html

  • 12 November 2025

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    A fifth suspect was arrested in connection with a Hamas cell that was allegedly planning attacks against Jewish targets

    A fifth suspect was arrested upon entering Germany on November 12 in connection with a Hamas cell that was allegedly planning attacks against Jewish targets in Europe, according to German prosecutors. The man, named in the German media as Lebanese citizen Borhan El-K., had travelled from Czechia to Germany, where he was arrested for allegedly supplying firearms and ammunition to members of the Hamas cell for use in attacks against Israeli and Jewish institutions in Europe. He was charged with being a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization.

    Source: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/11/13/fifth-terror-suspect-arrested-in-germany-in-connection-with-wider-hamas-europe-plot/

  • 04 November 2025

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    British man arrested over Hamas-linked ‘terror plot’ in Germany

    A British man has been arrested in connection with a Hamas-linked terror cell allegedly plotting attacks on Jewish targets in Germany. The 39-year-old was detained by officers from the National Crime Agency at the request of the police in Germany. He is wanted in connection with a major counter-terrorism operation which resulted in the arrest of two Germans and a Lebanese man in Berlin last month. They were accused of being members of Hamas and procuring firearms for terrorist atrocities.

    The British suspect was arrested following a formal request from the authorities in Berlin and appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court for a brief extradition hearing.

    Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/04/british-man-arrested-hamas-terror-plot-germany-jewish/

  • 02 November 2025

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    22-year-old Syrian man in Berlin

    German authorities arrested a 22-year-old Syrian man in Berlin suspected of preparing a “jihadist” attack. The suspect was arrested in the capital’s southern Neukoelln district. the Syrian had been in Germany since 2023 and that his activities “suggesting preparations for an attack, were detected in time”.

    He was alleged to have plotted “a jihadist-motivated attack”. A search by special police units of three Berlin residential addresses linked to the suspect turned up items that could be used to build explosives.

    Source: https://www.euractiv.com/news/germany-arrests-syrian-suspected-of-plotting-attack/

  • 01 October 2025

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    3 Hamas suspects arrested in Germany, accused of plotting attacks against Jews in the country

    German authorities have detained three suspected members of Hamas on charges of planning terror attacks in the European nation. The three men were detained in Berlin during a police operation targeting a weapons handover.

    Germany’s Federal Prosecutor General confirmed the provisional arrest of three suspects identified as Abed Al G., a 36-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent; Wael F. M., a 43-year-old man born in Lebanon whose nationality is unclear; and Ahmad I., a 44-year-old German national originally from Syria.

    All three men are accused of being members of Hamas, and of preparing serious acts of violence endangering the state, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. During the arrests, various weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and several pistols, and a significant amount of ammunition were found, the prosecutor’s office said.

    Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/3-hamas-suspects-arrested-germany-accused-plotting-attacks-jews/

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