Overview

• German federal prosecutors said three suspects were detained in Berlin on Oct. 3 and an AK-47, several pistols and a large quantity of ammunition were seized.
• The men were identified under German privacy rules as Abed Al G., a German citizen; Wael F. M., born in Lebanon; and Ahmad I., also a German citizen.
• Investigators suspect the group procured firearms and ammunition for Hamas with Israeli or Jewish targets in Germany in mind, while no specific plot has been publicly detailed.
• Mossad said it cooperated with German services and described the Berlin action as part of a broader operation that uncovered additional infrastructures and weapons caches, including in Austria.
• Austria’s Interior Ministry said evidence was secured in related investigations connected to the Berlin case, and officials there reported no arrests so far.