Haniyeh's ex-bodyguard convicted of knife attack in UK, wanted in Germany over Hamas terror plot

Mohammed Al-Fatah, the 40-year-old son of a senior Hamas official and former bodyguard to Ismail Haniyeh, has been convicted in the UK for a knife attack on a police officer and possession of weapons. The incident occurred in Birmingham in October 2025 when Al-Fatah, also wanted in Germany for alleged involvement in a Hamas terror plot, confronted a police officer over unpaid parking fines and fled the scene armed with knives.

He was found guilty of wounding the officer, possessing knives, and causing criminal damage, but was acquitted of the more serious charge of wounding with intent. Al-Fatah, who was granted political asylum in the UK in 2015 and became a British citizen in 2020, argued that he acted in self-defense due to past trauma. He is also accused in Germany of playing a central role in a Hamas plot to carry out terrorist attacks on Israelis and Jews in Europe.

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