US federal attorneys have accused a Louisiana inhabitant of participating in the 7 October attack by the militant faction on Israel, as per newly revealed court documents.
The defendant, thirty-three, allegedly armed him and became part of a paramilitary unit that fought alongside Hamas during the 2023's attack that killed over a thousand Israelis, triggering 24 months of fighting that killed many additional individuals.
A year following the incident, he allegedly travelled to the United States on a fraudulent visa and became a permanent resident.
Mr al-Muhtadi was charged with providing, attempting to provide or conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and the deception and misuse of a visa or other documents.
Mr al-Muhtadi was reportedly an member of the NRB, the military wing of the DFLP, according to the complaint brought by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
He is charged of organizing a "group of armed fighters" to enter into Israeli territory after learning about the attack and requested one individual to "carry the firearms", court papers indicate.
Mr al-Muhtadi dispatched communications instructing other persons to bring a protective gear for a different individual and ammunition, prosecutors allege.
A short time following the 7 October attack started, his mobile device pinged a cell tower close to the kibbutz, the location of a deadly event, the documents said.
The complaint said that the accused rejected ever having been involved in acts of terror on his US immigration form.
After coming to the US, he resided in a few of locations before settling in the Louisiana city, where he was employed in a local eatery.
He was arrested on the past Thursday, the Justice Department announced.
In a court appearance in LA on Friday, he was questioned if he comprehended the allegations against him, an translator translated his response as "affirmative, but there are a lot of points mentioned here that are so false, I'm innocent", according to sources.
The documents do not charge Mr al-Muhtadi of specific offenses or homicides. Federal prosecutors have in the past charged high-ranking individuals of the group with the fatalities of US citizens on October 7.
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