Israel National News reports: “German federal prosecutors announced Wednesday the arrest of three suspected Hamas members believed to be preparing a serious act of violence on German soil, Reuters reported.

The suspects – identified under German privacy laws as Abed Al G., a German citizen; Wael F. M., born in Lebanon; and Ahmad I., also a German citizen – were apprehended in Berlin.

Authorities suspect the men of procuring firearms and ammunition for Hamas since at least the summer, with the intent to carry out assassinations targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany.

‘In the course of today’s arrests, various weapons, including an AK 47 assault rifle and several pistols, as well as a considerable amount of ammunition, were found,’ federal prosecutors stated on Wednesday.

According to Der Spiegel, anti-terror investigators observed the suspects meeting in Berlin for a weapons handover. Operational forces intervened and discovered functional weapons at the scene…”