German federal prosecutors announce a probe into Hamas on suspicion of kidnap and murder of German citizens.

Prosecutors “have opened an investigation against unidentified members of the radical Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas,” a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor’s office says.

[In less dire circumstances, this might merit a Captain Louis Renault Award. Europe has been particularly dense about the radical-jihadist nature of Hamas and its ties to Iran. This is a good first step, however, toward curing their resistance to the obvious. This will allow Germany to identify and roll up Hamas funding and operational networks, hopefully. — Ed]