18 Oct 2025 1:52 pm
Should he be executed or extradited to Israel for execution?
And, btw, no one should be living in the U.S. with a name like Mahmoud Amin Ya-qub Al-Muhtadi.
FBI arrests alleged pro-Hamas Oct. 7 attacker living in Louisiana
(Full article at above link)
The FBI has arrested a Palestinian national living in Louisiana who allegedly took part in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.Mahmoud Amin Ya-qub Al-Muhtadi, a resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, is accused of violating terrorism laws by helping a foreign terrorist organization through his alleged involvement in the Hamas-led attack on Israel, according to an affidavit. He is also accused of fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents.Al-Muhtadi, is accused of being a member of Hamas and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine's armed wing, the National Resistance Brigades, and commanding or coordinating NRB fighters who joined Hamas units for the incursion, the affidavit reads.
"Evidence shows that on the morning of October 7, 2023, Al-Muhtadi learned about the Hamas invasion, armed himself, gathered others and crossed into Israel with the intention of assisting in Hamas's terrorist attack," the affidavit says. Cell tower data placed his phone inside Israel near Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the sites where Hamas and its supporters carried out a brutal massacre.
He was also captured in multiple intercepted calls and recordings talking about moving fighters and arms into Israel and was recorded celebrating the kidnappings that had occurred that morning.