Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi allegedly took part in the attack on Israel and lied on a visa application, court documents say.
Federal prosecutors accused a man in Louisiana of participating in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel, then traveling to the U.S. on a fraudulent visa, according to newly unsealed court documents.
Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi, 33, was allegedly part of the National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a paramilitary group that has fought alongside Hamas and participated in the 2023 attack, according to the documents.
Al-Muhtadi was charged with providing, attempting to provide or conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and the fraud and misuse of a visa or other documents. The charges were brought in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Al-Muhtadi allegedly coordinated a «group of armed fighters» to cross into Israel after hearing about Hamas’ attack, according to the court documents. He told one man to «bring the rifles» and another to «get ready.
