Four suspected Hamas terrorists are on trial in Germany for allegedly planning to launch attacks against Jewish, Israeli and American targets in Europe.
The men, who are accused of being long-standing “foreign operatives” with direct links to commanders in the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, range in ages from 34 to 57 and were all born in Lebanon.
They are said to have maintained numerous weapons depots and stayed in a state of readiness to carry out “flanking attacks” in Europe related to the October 7 attacks on Israel, according to prosectuors.
The men are accused of hiding and storing weapon caches in preparation for the attacks, with targets including Jewish institutions, the Israeli embassy in Berlin and a US air base in Ramstein, southwest Germany.
