Suspected Hamas member guilty of UK knife attack
German prosecutors say he helped move weapons for a Hamas cell that amassed an assault rifle, 13 pistols and 700 rounds of ammunition.
- On Friday, Birmingham Crown Court convicted Mohammed Alfatih of wounding following a knife attack on bailiff Kevin Bucknall; he now faces extradition to Germany on terrorism offences linked to Hamas.
- Prosecutors allege Alfatih served as a bodyguard for former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh around 2006, 'thus held a position of special trust' with senior leadership before relocating to Britain.
- Investigators allege Alfatih transported a fully automatic assault rifle, eight Glock 26 semi-automatic pistols and more than 600 rounds of ammunition to Vienna to support a 'globally active terrorist organisation with close ties' to Hamas.
- Defense witness Dr. Mehdi Veisi described Alfatih as 'pleasant' and suffering from PTSD, but Prosecutor Matthew Brook KC revealed the defendant's phones contained 'various Hamas material' and he 'had not been given the full picture.'
- Israel's spy agency, Mossad, described the network as the 'Hamas Octopus,' while the Home Office stated it 'take all steps necessary at all times to protect the nation's security' regarding such threats.
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A former bodyguard for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been found guilty by a Birmingham court of a stabbing attack, while German authorities accuse him of plotting attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets in Germany and Austria. Mohammed Alfatih, also known as Mohammed Naim, was convicted of causing bodily harm, unlawful possession of two knives and criminal damage. He was acquitted of the more serious charge of causing bodily harm with intent. Hi…
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The Frontier PostEx-Hamas bodyguard wanted in Germany convicted in UK over knife attack
LONDON: A man wanted in Germany over an alleged antisemitic plot and who is reportedly an ex-Hamas bodyguard was convicted by a UK court Friday of a knife attack on a bailiff. Mohammed Alfatih, 40, also known as Mohammed Naim, was found guilty by a jury in Birmingham, central England, of a violent knife attack in October 2025 outside his UK home in a dispute over his wife’s unpaid parking fines. According to reports in multiple UK media outlets,…
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