“We handed over to the authorities a 65-page file with footage, social media posts and statements that show al-Khatib jubilantly walking around, filming, applauding and celebrating the violence. He is seen with terrorists, laughing, pointing at burning houses and posing with Hamas leaders,” JID said on its website.
Belgium 🇧🇪 is being flooded with #Hamas supporters and even terrorists! 🤯🤬
A Hamas jihadist involved in the genocidal massacre of Oct 7, 2023, in Israel is now living in Belgium. Mohannad Al-Khatib was spotted at a pro-Hamas rally in Brussels on Oct 11, 2025.
I will grill… pic.twitter.com/3rOC1leWaz
— Sam van Rooy MP (@SamvanRooy1) November 8, 2025
“Despite this evidence, al-Khatíb entered Europe without a security check and was seen at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Amsterdam, Ghent and Brussels. The JID considers this a European security risk and demands transparency and immediate intervention by the authorities. The entire file was handed over to the Belgian police, who opened an investigation,” the organization added.
The report, which was also reported by the Israeli media, has already caused a reaction among some Belgian politicians.
“Belgium is flooded with Hamas supporters and even terrorists! The Hamas jihadist involved in the genocidal massacre in Israel on October 7, 2023 is now living in Belgium. Muhanad al-Khatíb was spotted at a pro-Hamas demonstration in Brussels on October 11, 2025. I will ask the government about this as soon as possible!” for example, MP Sam van Rooy from the opposition party Flemish interest wrote on the X network.
How did he get out of the Gaza Strip?
From the published data, it is not possible to determine how al-Khatíb got out of the Gaza Strip. However, part of the Palestinians left the Gaza Strip for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing in the south of the Palestinian enclave, until this crossing was closed after the Israeli offensive. The New York Times (NYT) wrote in June 2024, citing the Palestinian ambassador in Egypt, that approximately 100,000 Palestinians left the Gaza Strip in this way within eight months. Either they were injured and needed urgent care, or they were able to bribe the Egyptian authorities, wrote The Media Line server.
“Although some managed to get out thanks to contacts with foreign organizations or governments, for many residents of Gaza, leaving the territory is possible only through the company Hala, which is apparently closely connected to the Egyptian government,” the NYT recalled.
