"The assassination of a Hamas leader in Beirut and a terror attack in Iran have triggered fears of an explosion of attacks throughout the region. Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter-Extremism Project says the attack in Iran is unprecedented. Fred Burton, Executive Director of Protective Intelligence at Ontic says the killing of Saleh Arouri could lead to a wave of retaliation, directed at Israel."

"In this week’s episode of 'The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green,' senior director at the Counter Extremism Project Hans-Jakob Schindler says the attack near the gravesite of Qassem Solemani, a former top Iranian military leader was 'unprecedented.'"

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: Saleh al-Arouri "has been in Beirut as the quasi-Hamas ambassador to Hezbollah and one of the key liaison individuals of Hamas to the Islamic Republic of Iran...so really a key, very experienced organizer and leader of the Hamas movement."

"Al-Arouri was a founding member of the West Bank armed wing of Hamas and a financier of the group, according to the Counter Extremism Project. Al-Arouri was also designated as a terrorist by the United States and had a bounty of $5 million issued in 2018 for information leading to his capture, the Project added."

"It comes as Counter Extremism Project chief executive Ambassador Mark Wallace said: 'These arrests demonstrate once again that ISIS remains a serious threat to the West. ISIS is not only trying to take advantage of Hamas’s war against Israel to motivate its supporters and sympathisers but is also attempting to organise terror attacks in Europe to demonstrate its continued relevance within the terrorist milieu.'"

"Director of the Counter Extremism Project, Dr Hans Jacob-Schindler, told The National Hamas has deep-rooted cells across Europe, which are now being activated to commit attacks in a bid to force European leaders to urge Israel to leave Gaza."

"One of only three known photos of Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas' military wing. Counter Extremism Project"

"Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project says the Hamas attack, which was foiled in Europe last week, was planned before the Oct. 7 attack in Israel. This suggests attacks in Europe and perhaps well beyond may be in the works."

CEP's Daniel Roth writes: "The Doha Forum, which was held on Dec. 10-11, markets itself as a 'global platform for dialogue' at which policymakers discuss global challenges like 'energy transition' and 'vaccine innovation.' But a sizeable chunk of this year’s two-day conference, held in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, concentrated on Qatar’s real passions: defending Hamas and defaming Israel."