Overview

• Germany's Federal Prosecutor has charged four men with membership in Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization, and alleged involvement in terror plots.
• The suspects, arrested in Germany and the Netherlands last December, reportedly held operational roles within Hamas, including managing weapons depots in Europe.
• Planned targets in Germany included the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, the US Air Base in Ramstein, and areas near Berlin's Tempelhof Airport.
• Investigations revealed attempts to locate weapons caches in Poland and prior activities involving arms storage in Bulgaria and Denmark.
• The decision on whether to proceed to trial will be made by the State Protection Senate at the Berlin Regional Court.