A former personal bodyguard of former Hamas warlord Ismail Haniyeh was granted asylum and a British passport before attempting to launch a deadly plot to attack Europe’s Jews, an explosive new report shows.
The suspect, known as “Mr. X,” works in Chania’s security services. Haniyeh, a terrorist mastermind best known for joining the Taliban in hailing the demise of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, celebrated the horrific Oct. 7 massacre at his luxury hideout in Qatar before being wiped out by Israeli forces in Tehran.
On October 7, Hamas leaders prayed in Doha, Qadda, while watching the massacre unfold on television. I suspect some of these leaders are being targeted by Israel today. pic.twitter.com/z2zBxoiHBa
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) September 9, 2025
Despite Mr.
Now he is behind bars in the UK, facing extradition to Germany on charges that he helped coordinate a massive, synchronized terror campaign aimed at killing Jews and targeting Israeli diplomats across Europe to mark the second anniversary of the October 7 atrocities.
According to a published exposure the timesBritish officials under then-home secretary Theresa May granted Mr. X refugee status in 2015, despite his well-documented past as a Hamas operative.
Before arriving in the UK, what was known about the suspect was that he was the son of a senior Hamas official; he had been photographed protecting Haniyeh as armed thugs raised machine guns. He had previously been arrested by Egyptian authorities for running a cross-border smuggling tunnel to bring gold and guns into Gaza.
However, British civil servants gave him indefinite leave to remain. Mr.
Intelligence officials said Mr.
Using a British passport, Mr X flew regularly between Hamas centers in Qatar, Türkiye and Egypt while preparing for a bloody European campaign.
The German indictment reveals the following preparations by the group: They amassed an arsenal, including Yugoslav AK-47 assault rifles, a dozen pistols and hundreds of rounds of live ammunition; Mr.
A joint operation by Mossad, German and British intelligence agencies uncovered the plot in November, foiling the plot by arresting seven suspects across Europe. National Crime Agency officers arrested Mr X in central London.
Despite mass arrests by international law enforcement agencies, a British judge imposed a shocking 100-year anonymity order on Mr X, hiding his true identity from the public. The gag order was reduced only after journalists challenged the ruling.
Now MI5 and the Home Office are faced with serious questions about how an admitted Hamas operative slipped through the cracks, gained British citizenship and managed to run a global terror organization under their noses.