German Indictment Says Hamas Network Planned Coordinated Berlin, Vienna Attacks for Oct. 7 Anniversa

German federal prosecutors allege that a Hamas-linked network assembled weapons across several European countries for coordinated attacks targeting Israeli and Jewish interests in Berlin and Vienna on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks.

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Hamas planned coordinated terrorist attacks in Berlin and Vienna for the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel, according to an indictment filed by Germany’s federal prosecutor.

The alleged plot called for attacks in the two European capitals to take place simultaneously or in close succession, targeting Israeli diplomats, Jewish community centers and demonstrations supporting Israel, according to Politico.

German prosecutors allege that an international weapons-procurement network operated across Denmark, Germany and Austria to prepare for the attacks.

The network reportedly moved pistols, an automatic rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition among the three countries as preparations advanced.

The indictment provides additional details about arrests German authorities announced last year involving men suspected of connections to Hamas and of preparing attacks inside Germany.

According to the newly disclosed allegations, those preparations extended beyond Germany and included a coordinated operation in Vienna.

Authorities say the principal intended targets were locations and events associated with Israel and Jewish communities, including diplomatic personnel, community centers and pro-Israel demonstrations.

Seven men have now been charged in connection with the alleged operation and remain in pretrial detention, according to the indictment.

The case expands the scope of what prosecutors previously described as a Hamas-linked plot inside Germany, portraying it instead as a broader cross-border effort involving weapons acquisition, transportation and preparations in multiple European countries.

The defendants have not been convicted, and the accusations contained in the indictment remain allegations to be tested in court.