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Sworn to Hamas, Expelled for ‘Resentment’

Thirteen North Africans were flown out of Italy on a charter. Twelve had criminal records. The thirteenth, a student in Trieste, had a social media account and, according to Il Tempo, an oath of allegiance to Hamas’s armed wing.

By Delirium Islamicum Published October 22, 2026

Satirical cartoon: in a ministry office, a bureaucrat in a doctor’s coat takes the temperature of a smartphone spewing flames, rockets and confetti, and notes a small sulky face on his clipboard, while a charter plane waits outside. — Diagnosis from Rome: a marked resentment toward the EU.

Twelve criminal records and one student visa

On October 14, the Italian State Police announced that 13 North Africans had been flown back to their country of origin on a charter flight, with the support of Frontex, the EU border agency. Almost all had records for crimes against persons and property. The exception was a 23-year-old who, according to Il Tempo, had come to Italy legally to study and lived in Trieste. An order from the Interior Minister had expelled him on October 9 for state security and terrorism prevention: he systematically posted content strongly hostile to Western countries and incited violence against European targets and citizens.

Il Tempo, which describes him as "ready for martyrdom", adds that he attacked the United Nations, praised the October 7 massacre in Israel and, in July, swore allegiance to the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing. According to Libero, he called the massacre "resistance"; Libero and Secolo d'Italia say he also targeted Arab Christians. His residence permit was revoked. On the flight, his rights were watched over by an observer from Italy's guarantor for people deprived of liberty and another from Frontex's fundamental rights office, a guarantee his posts did not extend to European citizens.

"Conduct symptomatic of a marked resentment toward the EU, including Italy."— Italian State Police, October 14

No trial, one charter

There was no trial: a ministerial order, a revoked permit, a seat on a charter. The route is well worn. In June, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi counted 250 foreigners expelled as threats to national security since he took office in 2022. In September, a 44-year-old prisoner who called himself a "soldier of Allah" and threatened to kill prison guards was released, placed in a repatriation centre and flown home, as the minister himself announced on social media.

A glorious day, according to the organisers

The order came two days after the third anniversary of October 7. Hamas marked it by praising the Qassam Brigades, honouring its dead leaders as martyrs and closing on a call for victory or martyrdom.

"A glorious day in the history of our people."— Hamas, on the third anniversary of October 7

In Bologna, the Giovani Palestinesi collective called the attack "one of the most important actions of the Palestinian Resistance" and announced a debate in a university hall that the university had refused them. Police banned similar gatherings in other cities, and the Interior Ministry stepped up security around Jewish sites, starting with Rome's Ghetto.

Hamas calls October 7 a glorious day, its admirers in Bologna call it resistance, and the Italian state calls celebrating it a marked resentment.

Verses and hadiths related to this article

Remember, O Prophet, when your Lord revealed to the angels, “I am with you. So make the believers stand firm. I will cast horror into the hearts of the disbelievers. So strike their necks and strike their fingertips.”

“Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, nor comply with what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor embrace the religion of truth from among those who were given the Scripture, until they pay the tax, willingly submitting, fully humbled.”

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight with the Jews until some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O `Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.'"

“Allah has indeed purchased from the believers their lives and wealth in exchange for Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah and kill or are killed. This is a true promise binding on Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran. And whose promise is truer than Allah’s? So rejoice in the exchange you have made with Him. That is truly the ultimate triumph.”

“Let those who would sacrifice this life for the Hereafter fight in the cause of Allah. And whoever fights in Allah’s cause, whether they achieve martyrdom or victory, We will honour them with a great reward.”

“Never think of those martyred in the cause of Allah as dead. In fact, they are alive with their Lord, well provided for, rejoicing in Allah’s bounties and being delighted for those yet to join them. There will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.”

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men amongst the believers who dislike to be left behind me and whom I cannot provide with means of conveyance, I would certainly never remain behind any Sariya' (army-unit) setting out in Allah's Cause. By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again and then get martyred."

“You already have an excellent example in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, “We totally dissociate ourselves from you and shun whatever idols you worship besides Allah. We reject you. The enmity and hatred that has arisen between us and you will last until you believe in Allah alone.” The only exception is when Abraham said to his father, “I will seek forgiveness for you,” adding, “but I cannot protect you from Allah at all.” The believers prayed, “Our Lord! In You we trust. And to You we always turn. And to You is the final return.”