A former personal bodyguard to former top Hamas warlord Ismail Haniyeh secured asylum and a British passport before attempting to launch a deadly plot to attack European Jews, an explosive new report reveals.
The suspect, identified only as “Mr X,” served in the security detail for Haniyeh. Haniyeh was the terrorist mastermind who famously cheered the demise of American forces in Afghanistan alongside the Taliban, and who celebrated the horrific Oct. 7 massacres from his plush hideout in Qatar before being eliminated by Israeli forces in Tehran.
Hamas leaders on October 7 were praying in Doha, Qatar while watching the massacre unfolding on television. I suspect some of these leaders were targeted today by Israel. pic.twitter.com/z2zBxoiHBa
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) September 9, 2025
Despite Mr X’s deep ties to terror, British authorities rolled out the red carpet for the jihadist operative, granting him sanctuary and eventual citizenship.
Now, he’s behind bars in the UK, facing extradition to Germany for allegedly helping coordinate a massive, synchronized terror campaign aimed at slaughtering Jews and targeting Israeli diplomats across Europe to mark the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 atrocity.
According to an exposé published by The Times, British officials granted Mr X refugee status in 2015 under then-Home Secretary Theresa May, despite his well-documented past as a Hamas operative.
Before landing in Britain, this was known about the suspect: He is the son of a senior Hamas official; he was photographed shielding Haniyeh while armed mobs raised machine guns in the air, and he was previously arrested by Egyptian authorities for running a cross-border smuggling tunnel used to move gold and firearms into Gaza.
Yet, British civil servants gave him Indefinite Leave to Remain. Mr X secured full citizenship, changed his legal name multiple times, set up shell companies, and blended in as a suburban IT consultant.
Intelligence officials say Mr X was operating as a high-level “essential” asset for Hamas’s military wing, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades.
Using his British passport, Mr X regularly flew between Hamas hubs in Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt while preparing a bloody European campaign.
German indictments reveal the following of the cell’s preparations: They amassed an arsenal including Yugoslavian AK-47 assault rifles, over a dozen handguns, and hundreds of rounds of live ammunition; Mr X allegedly personally transported five handguns, ammo, and tactical gear from Berlin to a rented storage unit in Vienna; authorities raided a property in Vienna and uncovered a pre-recorded video showing a masked, armed Mr X posing in front of a Hamas flag, claiming responsibility for the planned massacre on behalf of Hamas’s military wing.
The conspiracy was foiled last November when a joint operation by Mossad, German, and British intelligence cracked the ring, arresting seven suspects across Europe. National Crime Agency officers arrested Mr X in central London.
Despite the massive international law enforcement arrest, British judges put an astonishing 100-year anonymity order on Mr X, shielding his real identity from the public. The gag order was only reduced after journalists challenged the ruling.
Now, British MI5 and the Home Office face searing questions over how an admitted Hamas operative slipped through the cracks, obtained British citizenship, and managed to run a global terror group under their noses.
