{"id":86039,"date":"2023-12-15T00:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T00:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/hamas-members-arrested-over-plans-to-attack-jewish-sites-in-europe-world-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T00:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T00:23:27","slug":"hamas-members-arrested-over-plans-to-attack-jewish-sites-in-europe-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/hamas-members-arrested-over-plans-to-attack-jewish-sites-in-europe-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hamas members&#8217; arrested over plans to attack Jewish sites in Europe | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Hamas members&#8217; arrested over plans to attack Jewish sites in Europe | World News<\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;Hamas members&#8217; arrested over plans to attack Jewish sites in Europe | World News<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/23\/12\/70x70\/skynews-berlin-germany_6393295.jpg?20231214200038\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Four alleged members of Hamas have been detained on suspicion of planning attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the men were detained in Berlin, while another was picked up in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The members of the group are believed to be long-standing members of Hamas with close links to its military wing, having served in operations abroad, according to German prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas has been labelled a terrorist organisation by the United States, the <strong>European Union<\/strong> and other Western countries.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s alleged no later than spring 2023, one of the men had begun searching for an underground weapons cache previously hidden by the organisation in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities said three of the group made frequent trips to <strong>Germany<\/strong> to look for the weapons in October.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The weapons were due to be taken to Berlin and kept in a state of readiness in view of potential terrorist attacks against Jewish institutions in Europe,&#8221; prosecutors said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>European authorities have warned of an increased risk of attacks by Islamists radicalised by the <strong>Israel-Hamas war<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following the terrible attacks by <strong>Hamas<\/strong> on the Israeli population, attacks on Jews in Jewish institutions have also increased in our country in recent weeks,&#8221; said German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann following the detentions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must therefore do everything we can to ensure that Jews in our country do not have to fear for their safety again,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said attacks on Jewish people were on the rise<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The detentions happened on the same day that <strong>Danish<\/strong> police also announced four people had been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p>Police said three people were detained following raids across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch police confirmed they arrested a 57-year-old man in Rotterdam on the request of German authorities, as part of a German-Danish investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Danish officials would not clarify what the suspected terror plots were connected to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I cannot tell you anything about motive, but I can say that there are these connections to abroad. I can also say that there are connections to the gang environment, there are connections to the forbidden gang organisation LTF, Loyal to Familia,&#8221; Flemming Drejer, chief superintendent of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, said.<\/p>\n<p>While the <strong>terror<\/strong> threat remains unchanged at the second highest level, police said that it was likely more officers would be visible in Copenhagen and in Jewish communities in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<br \/>Israel-Gaza latest: UK reacts to &#8216;brazen&#8217; rejection of two-state solution<\/strong><br \/><strong>EU agrees to membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova<\/strong><br \/><strong>House of Representatives to press ahead with impeachment probe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Israel, Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong>&#8216;s office said that Denmark had arrested seven operatives who were acting on behalf of Hamas and thwarted an attack aimed at killing innocent citizens on European soil.<\/p>\n<p>The figure of seven arrests was different from the number provided by the Danes and the discrepancy could not immediately be reconciled.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Netanyahu&#8217;s office said Hamas strives to hit targets around the world, and in Europe in particular.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/hamas-members-arrested-over-plans-to-attack-jewish-sites-in-europe-13030426\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lenkaed.com\" title=\"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"'Hamas members' arrested over plans to attack Jewish sites in Europe | World News\" href=\"\/\">&#8216;Hamas members&#8217; arrested over plans to attack Jewish sites in Europe | World News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Hamas members&#8217; arrested over plans to attack Jewish sites in Europe | World News &#8216;Hamas members&#8217; arrested over plans to attack Jewish sites in Europe | World News Four alleged members of Hamas have been detained on suspicion of planning attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe. 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