British police arrest Hamas operative planning Europe attack

British police arrested a Hamas operative who was preparing a terrorist attack in Europe. The plot, linked to a former Hamas chief's bodyguard and timed for the second anniversary of Oct. 7, was foiled before it could be carried out.

What we know

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• British police arrested a Hamas operative.
• The operative was preparing a terrorist attack in Europe.
• According to Haaretz, the attacks were planned by a former Hamas chief's bodyguard for the second anniversary of Oct. 7 and were foiled before they could be carried out.

Points, in the order they emerged

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1. British police arrested a Hamas operative who was preparing a terrorist attack in Europe.

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   ynet10d ago

   “אשתקד הוא נעצר אחרי שהמוסד והמודיעין הגרמני גילו שתכנן פיגוע נגד יהודים ביום השנה השני ל-7/10”

   Machine translation: Last year he was arrested after the Mossad and German intelligence discovered he planned an attack against Jews on the second anniversary of 7/10

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   JPost Headlines10d agoYair Golan wants Arab representation in next gov't as Knesset polls show wide disparities

   “a former bodyguard of assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack against Jewish communities and Israelis in Europe around the second anniversary of October 7th, according to a report by the Sunday Times.”

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   SAPO Notícias10d ago

   “Polícia britânica deteve operacional do Hamas que preparava ataque terrorista na Europa”

   British police detained a Hamas operative who was preparing a terrorist attack in Europe

   Read at SAPO Notícias

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2. The planned attacks by a former Hamas chief's bodyguard for the second anniversary of Oct. 7 were foiled before they could be carried out.

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   Haaretz10d ago

   “The attacks were scheduled for the second anniversary of October 7, but were foiled before they were carried out”

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Who reported it

• 10d agoHaaretzHaaretz Group (Schocken family)
• 10d agoynetYedioth Ahronoth Group
• 10d agoJPost Headlines
• 10d agoSAPO Notícias

Not reported (yet) by BBC News – UK, Sky News – UK, The Guardian – UK.