A member of the US Air Force was arrested for being a 'Hamas agent.'

A man who called himself "an agent of Hamas" and managed to infiltrate the United States Air Force, and who once boasted of "having been a terrorist since childhood", was charged this week with new criminal charges, along with two women from Pittsburgh, after a suspected terrorist plot involving homemade bombs was uncovered.

Mohamad Hamad, 23 years old, with dual American and Lebanese citizenship, was already facing charges for desecrating a synagogue, and on Tuesday received a superseding indictment with nine charges, along with Talya Lubid, 24 years old, and Micaiah Collins, 22.

"Mohamad Hamad lied about his loyalty to the United States, among other falsehoods, in order to obtain a high-level security clearance," stated Acting U.S. Attorney Rivetti.

During that period, Hamad openly expressed his support for Lebanon and the Islamic terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas. In addition to his involvement in acts of vandalism against Jewish religious properties, he also conspired to manufacture and detonate explosive devices.

Hamad and Lubid had previously been charged with making anti-Semitic graffiti in red on the Chabad synagogue in Squirrel Hill and vandalizing the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's office building.

The new charges point to both Hamad's alleged false statements to federal officials while attempting to obtain a high-level security clearance, and his involvement in the manufacture of explosive devices.

Shortly after joining the Air Force, in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, in June 2023, Hamad, who resided in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, sent a private message to a contact in Ohio stating that "although Palestine stands, make no mistake", according to prosecutors.

During his training in the Air Force, Hamad shared images of Hamas's terrorist attacks against Israel with a collaborator, also writing that "we Muslims never surrender or retreat", according to the indictment.

In December 2023, he completed the paperwork to apply for a top-secret security clearance, and subsequently underwent three interviews and a background investigation conducted by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, during which he allegedly concealed his true loyalty.

In a message sent in June 2024 to Collins, Hamad wrote: "I've been a terrorist since I was a child in Lebanon, a real s**t", accompanying his words with a childhood photograph of himself holding a weapon, prosecutors noted.

During that period, Hamad and Collins allegedly conspired to manufacture a "destructive device" and tested a prototype, assessing the potential damage it could cause. "That was brutal", Hamad expressed in a message sent to Collins on July 7, 2024, according to the indictment. Subsequently, Hamad built two homemade bombs, in addition to other explosive devices, which he also detonated.

After the first experimental explosion, Hamad proudly identified himself as a "Hamas agent" in private conversations and reflected on the "terror" he could have caused among residents if they had seen him hooded tearing down Israeli flags in "white suburbs", according to prosecutors.

For these crimes, Hamad was formally charged with making false statements, possessing explosive devices, conspiring, and damaging a religious building, according to the Department of Justice on Wednesday. If found guilty, he could face a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 250,000 dollars.

Additionally, Collins was also charged with conspiracy, a crime that could carry up to five years in prison and a similar fine of 250,000 dollars.

Meanwhile, Lubid faces charges of conspiracy and vandalism against a religious building, crimes that carry a sentence of up to one year in prison and a fine of 100,000 dollars.