The suspects arrested today in Denmark by the Scandinavian country’s intelligence services, as they are suspected of planning an attack, are linked to the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamasthe office of the Israeli prime minister states.

“Security and police services in Denmark arrested seven terrorists acting on behalf of the terrorist organization Hamas, preventing an attack aimed at killing innocent citizens on European soil,” an official statement said.

Its principles Denmark they have spoken of three arrests in Denmark and one in the Netherlands.

“In recent years, but especially after her deadly attack October 7thHamas has sought to expand its operational capabilities around the world, particularly in Europe, to achieve its goal of attacking Israelis, Jews and Western targets at all costs,” the statement continued.

“We congratulate our security service and police partners in Denmark for the success of their counter-terrorist operation,” which “reveals the expansion of Hamas infrastructure in Europe,” he added.

The Israel is at war with the Palestinian Islamist movement after the October 7 massacre of several hundred of its fighters in southern Israel — an attack without precedent against Israel since the creation of the state in 1948 — which left 1,200 dead, mostly civilians according to Israeli authorities.

Israel responded by launching airstrikes at Gaza Strip and then a ground offensive that has killed more than 18,780 people, also mostly civilians, according to the Hamas Health Ministry.