
The convict is wanted in Germany for involvement in an anti-Semitic plot, and is believed to be a bodyguard for figures in the Hamas movement
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A British court convicted Muhammad Al-Fatih, also known as Muhammad Naeem, of assaulting a judicial officer with a knife in front of his home in Birmingham in October 2025, in a dispute over his wife’s unpaid parking fines amounting to more than £2,250. The convict was born in Germany and obtained asylum in Britain and then British citizenship in 2020. He is wanted in Germany on charges of involvement in an anti-Semitic scheme. He is believed to be a bodyguard for figures in the Hamas movement and the son of a senior official in the movement. He is scheduled to appear before a court in London for extradition proceedings to Berlin, and the ruling will be handed down on January 11. In a separate context, France announced the deployment of about 70,000 police and gendarmerie on Saturday with protests against the high cost of living, six months before the presidential elections.
On Friday, a British court convicted a man wanted in Germany for involvement in an anti-Semitic plot, and who is believed to be a guard for figures in the Hamas movement, of committing a knife attack on a judicial officer.
A jury in Birmingham, central England, found that Muhammad Al-Fatih, also known as Muhammad Naeem, was guilty of a knife attack that occurred in front of his home in October 2025 in a dispute over unpaid parking fines owed by his wife.
British media reports indicate that the convict was a bodyguard for Hamas figures, and that he is the son of a senior official in the movement.
The convict was born in Germany, was granted asylum in Britain, and then obtained British citizenship in 2020.
He is also wanted in Germany on suspicion of involvement in a plot against Jews there, and is scheduled to appear before a court in London, where he is expected to face extradition proceedings to Berlin.
On Friday, he was convicted of two counts of illegally possessing a knife and wounding a judicial officer who was conducting a review into unpaid parking fines of more than 2,250 pounds ($3,000) owed to his wife, according to Agence France-Presse.
A recording shown during the trial showed the convict brandishing a knife at a shattered window of a van, and the judicial officer, Kevin Bucknall, was injured in the back of the head.
The jury was not informed during the trial of the existence of links between the accused and the Hamas movement. The ruling will be issued on January 11.
The French government announced on Friday that it would deploy about 70,000 police and gendarmerie personnel on Saturday in conjunction with protests against the high cost of living in the country, following weeks of demonstrations organized six months before the presidential elections.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told LCE news channel, “We will adopt the same security measures that were taken last Saturday.”
He explained that “this security plan is flexible and quick to respond, and adapts to the movements of groups that pose a threat, which are divided into small groups and try to evade the supervision of the security forces,” according to “Agence France-Presse.”
According to a police source, between 30 and 60 thousand people are expected to participate in the demonstrations in the capital, including 300 to 600 people who are classified as potentially dangerous.
According to the authorities, 146,000 people participated in the demonstrations organized last Saturday across France, including 46,000 in Paris, which represents a decline in the number of participants in previous movements.
Nuñez explained that the unions did not announce specific routes for the demonstrations scheduled for Saturday.
He added: “This concerns us more, because it means that the marches will not be subject to supervision, and that the responsibility for organizing them is left to student unions and representatives of secondary school students (...) who are less experienced,” expecting to organize between 50 and 60 marches in various parts of the country.
He said: “We are ready to confront rioters and thieves.”
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The convict, Mohamed Al-Fatih, will be sentenced on January 11
Very likely · Within days
The convict will face extradition proceedings to Germany
Likely · Within weeks
Between 50 and 60 marches will be held across France on Saturday
Likely · Within hours

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