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Undercover Israeli agents will testify in Louisiana against alleged Oct. 7 terrorist: Judge

By Hudson Crozier
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Israeli government agents are set to testify under pseudonyms in an unusual federal case against a suspected Gaza terrorist captured in Louisiana.

Two Israeli Security Agency officials and one “potential” Israeli military witness may keep their aliases while taking the stand against Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al Muhtadi, an alleged participant in Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, a court ruled Nov. 5. Al Muhtadi is charged with material support for Hamas, conspiracy, visa fraud, and lying to U.S. officials after authorities said he pretended to be a refugee to enter the country through a Texas airport in September 2024.

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