Opponents say Netanyahu's decision to arm the "Gaza clan" to help fight Hamas will return to Israel

Former Israeli Defense Minister and Opposition MP Avigdor Liberman accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of authorizing the transfer of weapons to criminal gangs Gaza He compared it to ISIS Terrorist organization. Netanyahu appeared later that day to confirm the operation, suggesting that it would save the lives of Israeli forces fighting Hamas in Palestinian territory.

"They are receiving weapons from the State of Israel. It's a total crazy thing," Libyman said in a radio interview. "I'm not sure what I'm approved."

Libiman said the head of Shin Bet, the main domestic intelligence agency in Israel, knew about the transfer of weapons, “but I am not sure (Israel Defence Force) knows (Israel Defence Force) knows. We are talking about the ISIS equivalent in Gaza.

The liberals seem to refer to a militia called the "Palestine Popularity" led by Yasser Abu Shabab. The group opposed Hamas, Israel and the US designated terrorist group Israel has been fighting for a year and a half for a year and a half.

The mass force is believed to be a relatively small armed group located in the southern Gaza city of Rafa. It has been accused of plundering trucks trying to provide aid to the hungry people in Gaza, which its leaders reportedly denied.

It has been reported that the group’s leader Shabab was previously jailed by Hamas for drug smuggling and reported that his brother was killed by Hamas when the group attacked the United Nations aid convoy

Netanyahu admitted late Thursday, "At the advice of security officials, we activated the clans against Hamas. What's going on? It's just good. It can only save the lives of IDF soldiers."

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference in Jerusalem on May 21, 2025. Ronen Zvulun/Pool/AFP/Getty

Abu Shabab denied obtaining weapons from Israel in a statement posted on social media.

"We explicitly rejected these allegations and believed that they were a blatant distortion of the image of grassroots forces born from suffering, which was an injustice, looting and corrupt," the group said. "In fact, this desperate attempt to connect us with our profession is an implicit recognition that we have become a powerful and influential force."

Hamas carefully planned and led the terrorist attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which began the war in Gaza. It said that after Netanyahu's remarks, we believe that everyone involved in these mercenary gangs (which Israel has been supporting) is considered an Israeli soldier. We will do our best to deal with them. ”

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid responded to the claims of Israeli armed Abu Shabab and warned that it could see the country's grim history.

Millions of dollars have been supported by Arabs for decades, including multiple tenures on Israel’s Netanyahu, allowing Hamas to grow and consolidate its control in Gaza. This is considered a cynical bid to prevent unified Palestinian leaders from occupying larger territory in the Gaza Strip and the larger West Bank.

"After Netanyahu donated millions of dollars to Hamas, he continued to provide weapons to organizations close to ISIS in Gaza, all without strategic plans, and all this has led to more disasters," Rapid said on social media.

"Weapons entering Gaza will eventually confront IDF soldiers and Israeli citizens," he said.

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