A British man in Berlin is accused of running Hamas networks across Europe.

German officers bring two suspects to face charges at the Federal Supreme Court in Karlsruhe, Germany, December 15 Photo: RONALD WITTEK/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock/Shutterstock

A British Palestinian activist in Berlin has been accused of running Hamas networks across Europe after several alleged members of the terrorist organization were arrested on suspicion of planning an attack in Germany.

The Times reported, that in internal documents of the German Ministry of the Interior a British man was named as the person supposedly in charge of «Germany for Hamas».

The report also alleged that the unnamed man had contacts with the group's senior leadership and was the main organizer of events in several European countries.

The revelations came after police in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands foiled a Hamas assassination plot Jews in Europe.

In Germany, authorities have arrested three people after discovering that Hamas militants were ordered to transport a cache of weapons from an undisclosed location in Europe to Berlin to attack Jewish institutions. Denmark detained two people and issued warrants for four more. A Dutch national was arrested in Rotterdam.

Seven suspects

Germany said four of the seven suspects in the alleged plot are members of Hamas, the outlawed terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip and which launched the unprecedented operation in October. massacre of 7 people in southern Israel.

There is no suggestion that the Briton in question is linked to the recent Hamas arrests or the terrorist plot uncovered this week.

In the attack on Israel on October 7, 1,200 people were killed and 240 taken hostage. The US, EU and UK consider Hamas a terrorist group.

The Times reports that the report says German security services believe the British national, who grew up in the UK after his parents left the occupied territories in the 1940s years were Hamas' key contact in Europe.

Intelligence Agencies

But two other intelligence agencies, including those tasked with monitoring anti-Semitism, previously described the Briton as the leader of a «central propaganda organization.» Hamas in Europe.»

This was confirmed by Israeli state security, which also stated that the Briton represents a «Hamas affiliate.»

German intelligence services believe there are about 450 Hamas members in the country . German authorities have imposed a blanket ban on the group, but until recently there were no serious concerns that the group's violence could spread to Europe.