What the founding texts say, what a government review recorded - and where documented fact ends and analysis begins.
Official recordings on this subject, on the publishers' own channels. Each opens at the publisher; nothing is hosted here.
1:44:06Italy | 2026-03-04Presentazione della Relazione annuale sulla politica dell'informazione per la sicurezza - anno 2025Palazzo Chigi (Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Italy)
1:32Italy | 2025-03-04Relazione annuale dell'Intelligence 2025Sistema di informazione per la sicurezza della Repubblica (DIS), Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Italy
2:04Spain | 2025-03-29Detenidas tres personas por su vinculación con el terrorismo yihadistaGuardia Civil (Ministerio del Interior, Spain)
0:49Spain | 2025-02-22Detenido por incitar al odio en internet con amenazas de armas de fuego a colectivos vulnerablesGuardia Civil (Ministerio del Interior, Spain)
0:33Spain | 2025-07-05DETENIDO POR DIFUNDIR propaganda en favor de la organización terrorista HamásGuardia Civil (Ministerio del Interior, Spain)
Hamas states the organisational link itself: Article Two of its 1988 Covenant defines the movement as "one of the wings of Moslem Brotherhood in Palestine." The UK Government review recorded it from the other direction: "The Hamas founding charter claims they are the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Muslim Brotherhood treat them as such" (para. 14), noting that support for Hamas, "including in particular funding," had been a priority for the Brotherhood's international network.
In its February 2025 report to Parliament, Italy's intelligence service (DIS) named the actors it was describing: "Il terrorismo jihadista ha tratto nuova linfa dallo scoppio del conflitto tra Israele e Hamas [...] Tramite una propaganda costruita ad arte, al Qaida e DAESH hanno sfruttato la crisi mediorientale per ispirare soprattutto i giovani [...] a compiere attacchi." Jihadist terrorism drew new lifeblood from the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict; through artfully constructed propaganda, al-Qaeda and DAESH exploited the Middle East crisis to inspire above all the young to carry out attacks. It records the doubling of attacks in Europe in 2024 against 2023 as the result.
DIS is describing al-Qaeda and Islamic State, not the Brotherhood-inspired current discussed in the paragraph above. Its report is independent evidence that the conflict drives recruitment for the organisations it names. It does not confirm the organisational link between Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, and this archive does not use it that way.
One edition later, the same service words it more narrowly. Its report on 2025, transmitted to Parliament in March 2026, reads: "Con riferimento alla crisi di Gaza, nel 2025 sono stati numerosi gli appelli veicolati tramite la propaganda jihadista a condurre attacchi in Europa, specialmente contro quartieri ebraici e ambasciate 'ebraiche e crociate'." In 2025 there were numerous calls, conveyed through jihadist propaganda, to carry out attacks in Europe, especially against Jewish neighbourhoods and 'Jewish and crusader' embassies. That is calls in propaganda, not a count of attacks, and the report sets the crises among several overlapping factors of radicalisation ("facilitano il sovrapporsi di diversi fattori di radicalizzazione"). The sentence on the doubling of attacks was not found in the pages read of the 2026 edition (printed pp. 101-104; the other chapters were not read). Both editions are in the register.
Switzerland's Federal Intelligence Service declines the framing above. In Sicherheit Schweiz 2026 it finds that even after the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023, the Middle East conflict "stellt ... bei dschihadistisch radikalisierten Personen in der Schweiz und in Europa kein Leitmotiv dar" - it is not a guiding motive. It does fuel antisemitic actions, which abroad have twice ended in jihadist violence: against a Jewish community in Manchester on 2 October 2025, and a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on 14 December 2025. The report also finds ideological motive receding behind fascination with violence and personal crisis, and that in Europe an initial suspicion of terrorism proves "immer öfter als falsch" - more and more often wrong. It is in the register under Switzerland and printed here, beside the finding it qualifies, because services describing the same years disagree.
What stands on the documents: the conflict is being used for recruitment in Europe. Italy's service describes propaganda "costruita ad arte" built on the crisis, and the UK review records funding of Hamas as a priority of the Brotherhood's international network. What does not stand is a ranking. Calling it their most effective engine would need a comparison across recruitment channels that no source in this register performs, so this archive does not make that claim. The further step - that attention is deliberately diverted to the conflict - is a claim about intent, which is harder still to establish. Both are analysis.
Who is being arrested is getting younger. Five official counts, each with what it does and does not include.
European Union, 2025: 108 of the 347 people arrested for jihadist terrorist offences were 18 or younger - nearly one in three.
"Some of the foiled attacks were plotted by underage males, while 108 out of 347 individuals arrested in the context of jihadist terrorist offences were 18 or younger."
Austria, 2025: 85 juveniles among the suspects in Islamist extremism and terrorism cases - 31.3 percent, down from 43.6 percent the year before.
"Insgesamt konnten 272 Tatverdächtige ausgeforscht und zur Anzeige gebracht werden (2024: 202). Dabei handelt es sich um 210 (77,2 Prozent) männliche und 62 (22,8 Prozent) weibliche Personen (2024: 118 männliche, 84 weibliche). Unter den Beschuldigten befinden sich 85 Jugendliche (2025: 31,3 Prozent; 2024: 88 bzw. 43,6 Prozent)."
France, 2025: 22 minors charged with a terrorist offence by the anti-terrorism prosecutor - a third of the proceedings it opened that year.
"22 mineurs ont ainsi été mis en examen pour une infraction terroriste suivie par le PNAT en 2025. Ils représentent le tiers des procédures ouvertes en 2025 et 20% des personnes mises en examen au cours de cette année."
Great Britain, year to March 2026: 41 people aged 17 or under arrested for terrorism-related activity, all ideologies together.
"the proportion of terrorism-related arrests involving minors was lower in year ending March 2026 than at its recent peak: 41 individuals aged 17 and under were arrested, including one linked to supporting Palestine Action, with minors making up 17% of non-Palestine Action arrests (40 of 241) where the age is known, down from 19% in the year ending March 2025"
Spain, 2025: 47 juvenile proceedings at the national court, 20 of them for jihadist terrorism - slightly down from 50 the year before.
"En cuanto a los delitos competencia de la Sección de Menores de la Fiscalía de la Audiencia Nacional, en el año 2025 se han incoado 47 Diligencias Preliminares que han dado lugar a 32 Expedientes de Reforma; en el año 2024 se incoaron 50 Diligencias Preliminares frente a las 26 incoadas en 2023, y las 8 de 2022. Por tanto, en este ejercicio se constata un ligero descenso frente al año anterior, pero se mantienen cifras muy similares, contrastando con aquellas más bajas de ejercicios anteriores. Del total de Diligencias Preliminares incoadas, 20 corresponden a delitos de terrorismo de carácter yihadista, y el resto lo son por delitos de naturaleza sexual y lesiones cometidos en el extranjero. Bajo el control de ejecución de la Sección de Menores de la Fiscalía de la Audiencia Nacional constan actualmente 13 menores cumpliendo medidas de internamiento en régimen cerrado."
Analysis - our reading of six reports in the register below. The lines are our summaries and translations, not quotations.
"aspects of Muslim Brotherhood ideology and tactics, in this country and overseas, are contrary to our values and have been contrary to our national interests and our national security."
"The Islamic Resistance Movement is one of the wings of Moslem Brotherhood in Palestine."
"Il terrorismo jihadista ha tratto nuova linfa dallo scoppio del conflitto tra Israele e Hamas e dall'effetto domino che ne è derivato. Tramite una propaganda costruita ad arte, al Qaida e DAESH hanno sfruttato la crisi mediorientale per ispirare soprattutto i giovani [...] a compiere attacchi. In questo deve essere letto il raddoppio degli attentati compiuti in Europa nel 2024, raddoppiati rispetto al 2023."
"PST assesses there is an even chance that Islamist extremists will attempt to carry out terrorist attacks in Norway in 2026. [...] In the West, particularly in Europe, the level of terrorist activity by Islamist extremists has increased considerably following Hamas' terrorist attack on 7 October 2023 and Israel's subsequent military operation in Gaza."
"Die höchste Gefährdungslage im vergangenen Jahr ging vom islamistischen Terrorismus aus. [...] Der islamistische Extremismus war aufgrund der anhaltenden Attraktivität einzelner terroristischer Gruppierungen, der Zunahme von Aktivitäten im digitalen Raum innerhalb der letzten Jahre und der Mobilisierung durch Ereignisse wie den 7. Oktober 2023 ein zentraler Risikofaktor. [...] Der terroristische Angriff der Hamas auf Israel am 7. Oktober 2023 und die darauffolgende Eskalation des Nahostkonfliktes war auch im Jahr 2025 ein zentraler Faktor für das Fortbestehen der Bedrohungslage in Österreich und Europa. Die Geschehnisse im Nahen Osten entfalteten weiterhin eine stark emotionalisierende Wirkung und beförderten bzw. stärkten islamistische Rekrutierungs- und Mobilisierungspotenziale. Terrororganisationen wie der Islamische Staat nutzten diese Thematik propagandistisch und riefen zu Terroranschlägen - unter anderem in Österreich und Europa - auf."
"The threat level of terrorism in Finland stands at level three, elevated, on a five-point scale. [...] The most likely threat of a terrorist attack comes from lone operators and small groups advocating radical Islamist or far-right ideologies. [...] The war in Gaza has mobilised and radicalised individuals and networks supporting radical Islamist ideologies. The international terrorist organisations ISIL and al-Qaeda and the groups that swear allegiance to them have also sought to exploit the conflict in their propaganda and called for attacks in the West."
"Er is in Nederland nog steeds sprake van een substantiële terroristische dreiging. Het dreigingsniveau blijft daarom gehandhaafd op niveau 4 op een schaal van 5. Dat betekent dat er een reële kans is dat er in Nederland een aanslag zal plaatsvinden. De jihadistische dreiging blijft het meest bepalend voor de terroristische dreiging. Getuige diverse arrestaties het afgelopen jaar zien jihadisten Nederland nog steeds als doelwit."
"Con riferimento alla crisi di Gaza, nel 2025 sono stati numerosi gli appelli veicolati tramite la propaganda jihadista a condurre attacchi in Europa, specialmente contro quartieri ebraici e ambasciate 'ebraiche e crociate'."
"Another actor whose influence extends to Europe is Hamas, which was founded in 1987 as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. It is not only a terrorist organization designated as such in Europe and an armed group, but also a political party and a charitable organization. The Islamist group uses its dual structure - religious and charitable activities - to gain a foothold in European countries and to conceal its military operations. In this context, Europe has become a venue for fundraising, recruitment, propaganda, and operational preparations."
"The Head of the Swedish Security Service has decided that the terrorist threat level will remain elevated (level three on a five-level scale)."
"A conflitualidade no Médio Oriente, sobretudo no caso da guerra Israel-Irão, continuou a gerar desafios e riscos à segurança do abastecimento energético europeu e nacional. As tensões e conflitos na região continuaram, igualmente, a potenciar narrativas de radicalização, habilmente desenvolvidas e exploradas pelas organizações Al-Qaida (AQ) e Estado Islâmico (EI), integrando, assim, a gama de fatores motivacionais de ações violentas, na forma projetada e concretizada, na Europa e noutras geografias. [...] Dez anos após os atentados de Paris, a ameaça terrorista de matriz islamista constitui-se como uma das ameaças mais significativas à segurança interna e ao espaço europeu. O Estado Islâmico (EI) continua a ser a organização terrorista com maior capacidade de radicalização e projeção operacional em território europeu."
"En este contexto, España continúa enfrentándose a la amenaza terrorista de ideología yihadista, marcada principalmente por la potencial actuación de actores solitarios autorradicalizados que, según las detenciones practicadas en el último año presentan un perfil progresivamente más joven, incluyendo individuos menores de edad. [...] España, durante el 2025, ha mantenido su Nivel de Amenaza Antiterrorista en un grado 4 de 5."
"Auch der Blick auf das zweite Feld - den internationalen Terrorismus - zeigt anhaltend hohe Gefahren. Internationale Konfliktregionen beeinflussen weiter durch Emotionalisierungs-Effekte die Sicherheitslage in Deutschland - und befeuern insbesondere Gewaltbereitschaft gegen jüdische sowie israelische Einrichtungen. Ich erinnere nur an die Gruppierung HAYI, die sich im März und April zu mehreren Brandanschlägen auf größtenteils jüdische Einrichtungen in Deutschland und Europa bekannte. Auch hier müssen wir die Beeinflussung und mögliche Verbindung staatlicher, nicht-staatlicher und krimineller Akteure stark im Blick behalten. Daneben setzt sich bei sehr jungen Zielpersonen im Jihadismus der gefährliche Trend einer schlichten Glorifizierung von Gewalt fort, wobei komplexe ideologische Dogmatik zunehmend entbehrlich wird."
"PST har derfor sett nærmere på om lag 70 mindreårige, som vi har jobbet med i perioden 01.01.2023 til 01.01.2026, basert på en bekymring knyttet til ekstrem islamisme. [...] IS var den organisasjonen de fleste hadde vist interesse for, etterfulgt av al-Qaida."
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