CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: Of course, due to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, there is still an increased risk that Hamas or Hezbollah sympathizers will decide to commit acts of violence even without instructions from Iran. Unfortunately, it can be assumed that the current military conflict has further radicalized the violence-oriented anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli milieu in Germany. For these reasons, it is important that the German security authorities continue to monitor these dangers closely in the current phase in order to be able to intervene at an early stage. The German government's decision on June 13, the day of the first Israeli airstrikes on Iran, to increase the protection of Israeli and Jewish facilities was important. This increased protection should be maintained.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about the situation in Gaza: “The Hamas control and command infrastructure in Gaza is very damaged. They’re literally running out of senior leaders. So obviously Hamas wants to portray a still kind of functioning terror group and hence does not confirm necessarily the death of another leader… [Mohammad Sinwar]."