German authorities have arrested a man suspected of ties to Hamas

A man born in Lebanon, identified as Borhan El-K., was arrested by German police on a highway at the entrance to Germany from the Czech Republic, suspected of belonging to a foreign terrorist organization. His arrest comes a month and a half after three alleged Hamas members were arrested for procuring weapons intended for attacks against Israeli or Jewish facilities.

The German federal prosecutor accuses El-K. of having purchased an automatic rifle, eight Glock pistols, and over 600 cartridges, which he transported to Berlin to supply to another previously arrested suspect. Danish authorities conducted searches related to this case, and a British man was arrested in London, suspected of links to a weapons cache in Austria. Germany is facing a series of violent attacks, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a special resonance in the historical context of the country.