Former Hamas Bodyguard Faces Extradition From UK to Germany
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Muhammad Naeem, a former bodyguard for the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who acquired British citizenship, may be extradited from the UK to Germany. German authorities accuse him of involvement in a Hamas cell planning attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe. Naeem was arrested in London in November 2025 as part of an international operation. He faces potential loss of British citizenship if it's found he concealed his past.
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- Former Hamas bodyguard Muhammad Naeem faces extradition from the UK to Germany for alleged terror plot.
- Naeem, who holds British citizenship, is accused of involvement in a Hamas cell planning attacks in Europe.
- He was arrested in London in November 2025 as part of an international operation involving Mossad.
- German investigators claim Naeem transported weapons for planned attacks targeting Jewish and Israeli interests.
- The UK Home Office is reviewing Naeem's citizenship status due to potential past concealment.
A former bodyguard for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who obtained British citizenship, is facing extradition to Germany on charges of plotting attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe. The individual, identified by The Times as Muhammad Naeem, son of senior Hamas representative Basem Naeem, grew up in Gaza and served in Haniyeh's personal security detail. Naeem arrived in the UK illegally in 2014, later receiving refugee status, permanent residency, and British citizenship under the name Muhammad al-Fateh, working as an IT consultant.
German investigators allege that Naeem was part of a Hamas cell planning assaults on Jewish institutions, Israeli diplomats, and pro-Israel demonstrators in Germany and Austria. He is accused of transporting firearms and ammunition from Berlin to Vienna, where a cache was reportedly established. The planned attacks were allegedly scheduled for October 2025, coinciding with the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
Naeem was arrested in London in November 2025 as part of an international operation involving British law enforcement, German intelligence, and Israel's Mossad. Several suspects were detained, and weapons, including assault rifles and pistols, were seized. His name was previously suppressed in British media due to a separate criminal case, in which he was recently convicted of assault causing bodily harm to a bailiff, though acquitted of a more serious charge of intentional grievous bodily harm.
Following the conclusion of his British legal proceedings, Naeem faces extradition to Germany. If sentenced to imprisonment in the UK, he must serve that time before any extradition. The UK Home Office is reportedly reviewing the circumstances of Naeem's citizenship acquisition, with potential revocation if it's found he withheld significant past information.