Suspected Hamas terrorist allegedly plotted massacres on Jews in Europe from terraced home in Birmingham

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Father-of-four Mohammed Alfatih Naim, also known as Mohammed Alfatih, is accused of transporting weapons including handguns and ammunition from Berlin to a storage facility in Vienna.

Published: 12:15 GMT, 13 November 2026 | Updated: 13:11 GMT, 13 November 2026

A suspected Hamas terrorist and former bodyguard allegedly helped to plot a massacre on the continent while living in plain sight in a suburban British street.

Father-of-four Mohammed Alfatih Naim, also known as Mohammed Alfatih, was granted asylum by Britain over a decade ago and has been living in a quiet cul-de-sac with his wife and three of his children.

Alfatih, the son of a senior official in the Palestinian terror group, is accused by Germany of transporting handguns and ammunition from Berlin to a storage facility in Vienna as part of a network of at least eight Hamas operatives.

Before moving to the UK more than a decade ago, Alfatih acted as a bodyguard for then-Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and was regularly pictured by his side.

Alfatih is now set to face extradition proceedings to Germany, where he is suspected of playing a leading role in a plot to attack Jewish or Israeli targets to coincide with the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel.

The alleged terror plot suggests that Hamas – which has been severely weakened by Israeli operations in Gaza – could be changing its strategy in Europe from an emphasis on fundraising, propaganda and logistical activity to active operations.

Alfatih's arrest last autumn can be revealed after he was today convicted over a non-terrorist-related attack outside his terraced home on a visiting bailiff.

Alfatih is believed to be the only person based in Britain to have allegedly participated in Hamas terror operations.

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