European and Greek security services are racing to untangle a Hamas network that operated across at least seven countries — Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Belgium, Austria, and beyond — using Malaysia and Indonesia as training bases. Greek police and EU security agencies dismantled a cell of at least five members based in Greece and Cyprus, but the investigation is far from over.
Intelligence agencies now believe that Israel’s dominance in the Gaza Strip is putting unprecedented pressure on Hamas, potentially driving the organization toward a new and dangerous strategy: “blind” attacks on European soil. The concern is that Hamas may recruit and train Palestinians already living quietly in European countries — individuals who are not on any security radar. European authorities describe this as a paradigm shift, marking the first time Hamas would pursue indiscriminate violence outside the Middle East. The investigation is ongoing, with authorities tracing the network’s communication lines and logistics chains across the continent [10].
