Gaza man in Louisiana arrested by federal task force

(The Center Square) − Federal agents have arrested a Gaza man living in Louisiana, saying he lied to obtain a visa in the United States after having taken part in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi of Lafayette “has been found and charged with participating in the atrocities of October 7 – the single deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust,” adding that the Justice Department’s Joint Task Force October 7 “is dedicated to finding and prosecuting those responsible … including the murder of dozens of American citizens.”