Overview

• French anti-terror prosecutors said Interpol notified them that Palestinian authorities detained Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra, known as Hicham Harb, who is suspected of supervising the commando behind the attack.
• Harb, 70, was placed under indictment by a July 31, 2025 order and is among six men sent to the special Paris assize court for assassinations and attempted assassinations tied to terrorism.
• President Emmanuel Macron praised cooperation with the Palestinian Authority and said France is working toward a rapid extradition, while prosecutors hailed a major procedural advance.
• Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot linked the breakthrough to France’s process of recognizing a Palestinian state, a claim made as attribution in his public comments.
• Defense lawyers signaled they may seek to reopen the inquiry and appeals are pending on the indictments, as other suspects remain under international warrants and are believed to be in the West Bank, Jordan, and Kuwait.