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UK court convicts former Hamas bodyguard in knife attack; Germany seeks extradition
A UK court convicted Mohammed Alfatih of attacking a bailiff outside his Birmingham home in October 2025.
The 40-year-old, who was born in Germany and raised in Gaza, was formerly a bodyguard to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
The jury found him guilty of unlawful wounding, possessing two knives and criminal damage, but not guilty of wounding with intent.
He is due to be sentenced on January 11 and remains in custody.
Germany wants him extradited to face terrorism charges, alleging he helped plan attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets in Germany and Austria.
The alleged plot was aimed at the second anniversary of the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks, but police broke it up before the group was mobilised.
Extradition proceedings are expected to resume after his UK sentence, and he would stand trial in Germany if extradited.
A UK court convicted Mohammed Alfatih of attacking a bailiff outside his Birmingham home in October 2025.
The jury found Alfatih guilty of unlawful wounding, possessing two knives and criminal damage, but acquitted him of wounding with intent.
Germany seeks his extradition over an alleged plot to attack Jewish and Israeli targets.
Alfatih is expected to face extradition proceedings after his UK sentence; he is due to be sentenced on January 11.
The sources give different dates for Germany’s arrest warrant: October 16 and November 3, 2025.
- Who
- Mohammed Alfatih, 40, a former bodyguard to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
- What
- A UK court convicted him of offences connected to a knife attack on a bailiff. Germany seeks his extradition over an alleged plot against Jewish and Israeli targets.
- When
- The attack took place in October 2025; the conviction was handed down on November 13, 2026.
- Where
- Birmingham, UK. The alleged plot concerned targets in Germany and Austria.
- Why
- The UK conviction followed an attack on a bailiff who had come to check on unpaid parking fines. Germany alleges Alfatih helped plan a terror attack.
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Mossad said Alfatih met with his father in Qatar.
Alfatih attacked a bailiff outside his Birmingham home.
The sources give different dates for Germany’s arrest warrant for Alfatih.
A Birmingham Crown Court jury convicted Alfatih of offences including unlawful wounding and acquitted him of wounding with intent.
Alfatih is due to be sentenced.
- Defendant
- Mohammed Alfatih, 40
- UK court
- Birmingham Crown Court
- Conviction
- Unlawful wounding, possessing two knives and criminal damage
- Acquittal
- Wounding with intent
- German allegation
- Plot to target Jewish and Israeli targets in Germany and Austria
- Sentence date
- January 11
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