{"id":2500283,"date":"2025-10-17T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T23:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-man-arrested-for-allegedly-participating-in-oct-7-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T23:08:53","slug":"louisiana-man-arrested-for-allegedly-participating-in-oct-7-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-man-arrested-for-allegedly-participating-in-oct-7-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana man arrested for allegedly participating in Oct. 7 attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flouisiana-man-arrested-for-allegedly-participating-in-oct-7-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2500283&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Justice Department announced the arrest of Mahmoud Amin Ya&#8217;qub Al Muhtadi, a 33-year-old Louisiana resident originally from Gaza, for his alleged participation in Hamas&#8217;s october 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. This attack targeted an Israeli music festival, resulting in the deaths of around 1,200 civilians, including 49 Americans, and sparked the subsequent war in Gaza. Muhtadi is accused of being involved with the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine&#8217;s military wing and a Gaza-based paramilitary group that took part in the assault. Before entering the U.S on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-at-least-10-afghans-flown-to-u-s-by-biden-found-to-be-security-risks\/\" title=\"Report: At Least 10 Afghans Flown to U.S. by Biden Found to be &#039;Security Risks&#039;\">fraudulent visa<\/a> in 2024, he armed himself and coordinated with others to assist in the attack.His involvement was uncovered by the DOJ&#8217;s Joint Task Force October 7, established to investigate the massacre&#8217;s perpetrators. Attorney General Pam Bondi condemned the attack as the deadliest day for Jewish people since the holocaust and reaffirmed the DOJ&#8217;s commitment to prosecuting those responsible and combating anti-Semitism and terrorism. Muhtadi&#8217;s arrest coincides with the recent U.S.-brokered agreement that ended the two-year Gaza conflict triggered by the attack.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Louisiana man arrested for allegedly participating in Hamas Oct. 7 terrorist attack<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justice Department <\/a>announced on Friday that a &ldquo;Gazan native&rdquo; living in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Louisiana<\/a> was arrested in connection with Hamas&rsquo;s 2023 attack on Israel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mahmoud Amin Ya&rsquo;qub Al Muhtadi, 33, was detained on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-warns-that-iranian-terrorists-are-planning-to-target-the-olympics-according-to-the-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... ...ns that Iranian terrorists are planning to target the Olympics, according to the Washington Examiner\">terrorist group&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s assault on an Israeli music festival two years ago. Roughly 1,200 civilians, including 49 U.S. citizens, were murdered in the massacre, which triggered Israel&rsquo;s war in Gaza.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3853641\/mexican-cartels-target-migrants-ai-images-trump-border-open\/\">Mexican cartels target migrants with AI images of Trump saying border is open<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3852124\/border-patrol-agents-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants-biden-released\/\">Border Patrol agents &#8216;lined up&#8217; to rearrest illegal immigrants whom Biden forced release of<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3851869\/elon-musk-blasts-racist-verdict-attackers-ex-doge-staffer\/\">Elon Musk blasts &#8216;racist verdict&#8217; for attackers of ex-DOGE staffer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The DOJ said that before entering the United States on an allegedly fraudulent visa, Muhtadi armed himself, gathered cohorts, and crossed into Israel on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, with the intention of assisting the terrorist attack after learning about the Hamas invasion. Muhtadi&rsquo;s phone utilized a cell tower located near Kfar Aza in Israel,&nbsp;the location of a massacre by Hamas resulting in the deaths of many civilians, including at least four U.S. citizens, according to court documents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2375551\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;After hiding out in the United States, this monster has been found and charged with participating in the atrocities of October 7 &mdash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kabul-airport-bombings-mark-third-deadliest-day-for-us-troops-in-afghanistan-war\/\" title=\"Kabul Airport Bombings Mark Third ... For US Troops In Afghanistan ...\">single deadliest day<\/a> for Jewish people since the Holocaust,&rdquo; Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While nothing can fully heal the scars left by Hamas&rsquo;s brutal attack, this Department&rsquo;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. We will continue to stand by Jewish Americans and Jewish people around the world against anti-Semitism and terrorism in all its forms,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People attend a memorial service marking two years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel, where many of its community members were killed and abducted, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Muhtadi is accused of being an operative for the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine&rsquo;s military wing and the National Resistance Brigades, also known as the Martyr Omar al-Qassem Forces, a Gaza-based paramilitary group that participated in the 2023 attack, according to the complaint.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After allegedly participating in the terrorist attack, Muhtadi entered the U.S. in September 2024, according to data from federal agencies. He is accused of providing false information in his U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >visa application relating<\/a> to his affiliation with DFLP, the NRB, and Hamas, his training, and his involvement in the 2023 attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3853381\/former-trump-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-indicted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FORMER TRUMP NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JOHN BOLTON INDICTED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The DOJ said Muhtadi&rsquo;s presence in the U.S. was discovered by Joint Task Force October 7, or JTF 10-7. Bondi established the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">task force<\/a> in February to spearhead the DOJ&rsquo;s investigations into the perpetrators of the massacre.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Muhtadi&rsquo;s arrest comes just days after the U.S. brokered a deal ending the two-year war in Gaza triggered by the 2023 attack he is accused of participating in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisiana man arrested for alleged role in Hamas Oct. 7 attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2500285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25280147799109.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5175,50403,51050,6100,39435],"class_list":["post-2500283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arrest","tag-crime-2","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-louisiana","tag-october-7-attack"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25280147799109.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500283"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500287,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500283\/revisions\/2500287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}