Ex-Hamas Guard Convicted in UK, Sought by Germany for Terror Plot
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
Mohammed Alfatih, a former bodyguard for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, was convicted in the UK on November 13 for wounding a bailiff. He is also wanted in Germany for allegedly plotting attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe. Alfatih, who holds British citizenship, is suspected of transporting weapons and recording an attack claim video for Hamas. He faces extradition to Germany after serving his UK sentence.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Mohammed Alfatih, ex-bodyguard for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, was convicted in the UK for wounding a bailiff.
- Germany seeks Alfatih for alleged involvement in a plot targeting Jewish and Israeli interests in Europe.
- Alfatih, a British citizen, is suspected of transporting weapons and recording an attack claim for Hamas.
- The alleged terror network amassed an arsenal including an automatic rifle and 13 pistols.
- Alfatih is expected to be extradited to Germany after serving his UK sentence.
Mohammed Alfatih, also known as Mohammed Naim, 40, a former bodyguard for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, was found guilty on Friday, November 13, by British justice for wounding a bailiff with a knife. Alfatih, who resided in Birmingham, is also sought by Germany for his alleged involvement in a plot to attack Jewish and Israeli interests in Europe. Photographs confirm Alfatih's close protection role for Haniyeh, whose son, Bassem Naim, is a senior Hamas official. Alfatih, who received UK asylum in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020, had been living an apparently ordinary life working in IT.
The UK conviction stemmed from an October 14, 2025, altercation outside his home when a bailiff sought unpaid parking fines from his wife. Court footage showed Alfatih brandishing two large kitchen knives and pursuing the bailiff, Kevin Bucknall, who sustained a head injury and was hospitalized. Alfatih claimed self-defense, but a jury convicted him of unlawful wounding, possession of knives, and criminal damage, acquitting him of the more serious charge of wounding with intent.
The case's significance is amplified by a German counter-terrorism investigation. German federal prosecutors suspect Naim played a central role in a Hamas-linked network planning attacks against Jewish or Israeli targets in Germany and Austria around the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, massacres. Investigators believe he transported weapons from Berlin to Vienna and recorded a video claiming an attack in advance on behalf of Hamas's armed wing. The network allegedly amassed an arsenal including an automatic rifle, 13 pistols, and over 700 rounds of ammunition.
Alfatih is expected to be extradited to Germany after serving his UK sentence, with the terror plot charges to be handled by German authorities.
Mentioned
