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Berlin Court Jails 4 Men over Hamas Weapon Stockpiles
Four men received prison terms from four and a half to six years for acting as Hamas operatives and stockpiling weapons for attacks on Israeli and Jewish sites, prosecutors said.
- The Berlin State Protection Senate sentenced four Hamas-linked men to prison terms ranging from four and a half to six years after finding them guilty of acting as foreign operatives for the Qassam Brigades.
- Following a tip after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution alerted authorities, prompting prosecutors to allege the men acted as operatives for the Qassam Brigades.
- Investigators identified potential targets including the Israeli embassy in Berlin, the United States Ramstein airbase, and Berlin's disused Tempelhof airport; the group stockpiled firearms across Europe, with one defendant claiming "private arms dealing" in Bulgaria.
- Presiding Judge Doris Husch confirmed the Federal Prosecutor's accusations "to the full satisfaction of the Senate," ruling the men stockpiled weapons for attacks on Jewish or Israeli institutions despite their denials of Hamas membership.
- Prosecutors have conducted a spate of arrests in recent months across multiple borders, including detentions in London and at the German-Czech and German-Danish frontiers; most recently, authorities arrested a suspect at Berlin Airport upon arrival from Beirut.
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·Hamburg, Germany
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·Düsseldorf, Germany
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