Netanyah admits that he supports an armed group against Hamas in Gaza

Israeli and Palestinian media have reported that the group Israel is working with is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser Abu Shabab.

The institute, dubbed the European Council for Foreign Relations, describes Abu Shabab as leader of a <x0 criminal gang operating in the Rafah area, which is widely accused of robbing trucks with aid”.

The Israeli Parliament member, at the same time former defence minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has told of the public broadcaster Kan that the Government, at Netanyah's order, is “giving weapons to a group of criminals and convicts”.

“What has Lieberman made public? Based on the advice of security officials, we have activated clans in Gaza opposing Hamas. What's wrong with this?

There are only good “, are saving the lives of Israeli soldiers”.

Michael Milstein, a Palestinian expert at the Moshe Dayan Centre in Tel Aviv, has told the AFP news agency that Abu Shabab's clan is expanded beyond the borders of Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.

Israeli Army spokesman General Effie Defried has said on Friday that the army supports local armed militia in Gaza, but has not provided more details.

I can say that we are operating in different ways against Hamas' rule”, Defreen said at a media conference when it comes to this topic.

Israel is at war with Hamas for nearly 20 months, a conflict sparked by the terrorist group after the attack was carried out on Israeli soil on October 7, 1923.

Currently in Gaza, the situation is reportedly heavy, as a result of the blocking of aid by Israeli authorities. / REL/