The Palestinian Islamic group, which launched the bloody October 7 attacks on Israel, claims it is a “resistance movement” and poses no threat to the UK.

In a document shared with Drop Site, Hamas’ legal team summarised its legal arguments – claiming they are representing Hamas on a voluntary basis, as they are not allowed to accept payment under UK law.

The lawyers were quoted as saying: “Hamas does not deny that its activities fall under the broad definition of ‘terrorism’ under the UK Terrorism Act 2000.