Report indicates Hamas accumulating weapons abroad as US may delay disarmament

The report indicated that the stockpiles have been built up in parts of Africa, Yemen, and additional locations.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

A Kan News report says Hamas is expanding its weapons pipeline outside the region at a moment when Washington may postpone its demand that the terror group disarm, in accordance with Trump’s 20-point plan.

According to the report, Hamas terrorists have begun gathering sophisticated arms in several foreign countries with the intention of transferring them later to areas it views as strategically useful, including Gaza.

Kan, which did not cite named sources, said the stockpiles have been built up in parts of Africa, Yemen, and additional locations.

Israeli officials have long warned that Hamas maintains global networks that enable covert procurement.

European authorities are confronting a Hamas presence behind a number of attacks and incidents. Several recent arrests point to Hamas-linked terrorists attempting to establish a more durable presence on the continent.

The European Conservative reported that security agencies see a growing threat posed by individuals associated with the organization who have entered Europe in recent months.

German police last week detained Borhan El-K., whom they identified as a suspected Hamas member.

Investigators said he obtained an automatic rifle, eight handguns, and more than 600 rounds of ammunition.

Officials believe the weapons were to be passed to another suspect, Wael F. M., in Berlin. German authorities now say they think the group had been accumulating arms since the summer and may have been preparing attacks on Jewish institutions.

Elsewhere in Europe, a weapons cache connected to Hamas was discovered in Vienna last week.

Following that incident, British authorities arrested a 39-year-old man — identified in Germany as Mohammed A. — in London.

Intelligence officials believe the network used Europe’s open borders to move people and equipment with little scrutiny.