US EditionFBI says a Louisiana resident assisted Hamas and lied on his US visa application
Al-Muhtadi allegedly coordinated fighters and crossed into Israel during the Oct. 7 attack that killed nearly 1,200 people, including American citizens, prosecutors said.
- On Friday, October 17, 2025, Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub al-Muhtadi made his initial federal court appearance after federal agents arrested him in Lafayette, Louisiana.
- Prosecutors say Al-Muhtadi operated with the National Resistance Brigades and his phone connected to an Israeli cell tower near Kibbutz Kfar Aza during the Oct. 7, 2023 assault.
- Records show he entered the U.S. on September 12, 2024, after submitting a U.S. visa application and meeting a consular officer at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, prosecutors say.
- Prosecutors charged him with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and visa fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
- The Justice Department created Joint Task Force October 7 in February 2025 to investigate perpetrators of the attack that killed about 1,200 people and took roughly 250 hostages.
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NEW: Alleged October 7 Attacker With Hamas Ties Arrested In U.S.
An alleged Hamas-linked terrorist who took part in the murder of 60 civilians at an Israeli kibbutz during the October 7 attacks in 2023 has been arrested by federal authorities in Louisiana, marking the first of its kind case in the United States. Mahmoud Amin Ya’Qub Al-Muhtadi, 33, was apprehended in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he had been living and working after lying on visa documents about ties to terrorist groups, according to a criminal …
US Resident Arrested For Helping Hamas In Oct 7 Attack. He Lied On Visa Form
The FBI has accused a Louisiana resident of participating in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, then lying about his past and fraudulently obtaining a visa to live in the US.
FBI Snares Suspect in October 2023 Hamas Terror Attack on Israel in Louisiana
Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub Al-Muhtadi was arrested in Louisiana for his alleged role in the attack, as well as for visa fraud to enter the U.S. ... The post FBI Snares Suspect in October 2023 Hamas Terror Attack on Israel in Louisiana appeared first on The New American.
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