A man who once served as a bodyguard for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was granted asylum and British citizenship before being arrested over an alleged plan to attack Jewish targets in Europe, according to gbnews.com.
The Times reports that the UK gave citizenship to the Hamas chief's guard, who later allegedly plotted terrorism. The Telegraph carries a similar account, saying the bodyguard obtained British citizenship and then was accused of plotting an attack. The Jerusalem Post identifies the suspect as Haniyeh's former bodyguard, arrested over an alleged plan to strike European Jews.
According to The Times of India, the man lived in the UK under the designation "Mr. X" while he was allegedly planning attacks on Jews. The reports do not specify the date of his arrest or the country where the alleged plot was to be carried out.
The case raises questions about how the man passed through the UK's asylum and naturalisation process despite his prior role with Hamas. Haniyeh, the Hamas leader he is said to have guarded, was killed in 2024.
The reporting across the outlets centres on the same sequence of events: asylum and citizenship first, an alleged terror plot afterwards. None of the summaries reviewed state whether the suspect has been charged, where he is being held, or how British authorities responded to the allegations.
What to watch next: whether UK officials confirm the man's immigration history and comment on the status of the case.
