Man residing in Louisiana accused of ties to Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, DOJ announces
Source: Politico
Man residing in Louisiana accused of ties to Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, DOJ announces
33-year-old Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi allegedly entered Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 “with the intention of assisting” in the unfolding attack.
By Faith Wardwell
10/17/2025 03:47 PM EDT
Federal law enforcement arrested a man in Louisiana on Thursday, accusing him of allegedly participating in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terror attack against Israel and then traveling to the U.S. on a fraudulent visa, the Justice Department said in a release Friday.
The man, identified as 33-year-old Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, allegedly entered Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 “with the intention of assisting” in the unfolding attack. The release alleges Al-Muhtadi later provided false information in a U.S. visa application and entered the country in September 2024, where DOJ officials say he’s been residing ever since.
“After hiding out in the United States, this monster has been found and charged with participating in the atrocities of October 7 — the single deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “While nothing can fully heal the scars left by Hamas’s brutal attack, this Department’s Joint Task Force October 7 is dedicated to finding and prosecuting those responsible for that horrific day, including the murder of dozens of American citizens.”
The release from the Justice Department alleges that on the morning of Oct. 7, he “learned about the Hamas invasion, armed himself, gathered others, and crossed into Israel with the intention of assisting in Hamas’s terrorist attack.” Cell phone data allegedly tied Al-Muhtadi — who the Justice Department says is originally from Gaza — near Kibbutz Kfar Aza in Israel during the Oct. 7 attacks, a region Hamas militants decimated during the raid.
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Related: Gaza Man Arrested for Alleged Involvement in October 7, 2023 Terrorist Attacks (U.S. Department of Justice)