Son of senior Hamas official convicted in Britain; Germany suspects plot to attack Jewish and Israeli targets

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Mohammed al-Fattah Naim, son of senior Hamas official Bassam Naim, was convicted in Britain of violent offenses after stabbing a man over his wife's parking debts. He previously served as bodyguard to Ismail Haniyeh.

German authorities suspect that Naim was involved in smuggling weapons to Vienna and in planning attacks on Jews and Israelis. According to the suspicion, the plot was meant for the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre.

Naim received political asylum in Britain and later British citizenship. He is expected to be extradited to Germany, where he is alleged to have played a central role in the terror plot and is defined as wanted.