Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror
Israeli forces operating inside Gaza have retrieved the body of Thai agricultural worker Nattapong Pinta, bringing to a close one of the many grim and unresolved chapters from the October 7th atrocities. In a joint operation by the Shin Bet and the IDF, based on intelligence gleaned from captured militants, the body was recovered in Rafah. Pinta had been abducted alive from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas-led assault, only to be murdered in captivity by a lesser-known but no less brutal Palestinian terror group: Kataeb al-Mujahideen.
Among the cascade of horrors unleashed that day, one of the most harrowing sights remains etched in my memory. It was a real-time video, circulated by Palestinian terrorists themselves, showing two men in civilian clothes from Gaza, jostling to capture the perfect angle as they filmed the slow, grotesque beheading of a barely living Thai worker writhing on the ground.
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BBC News
5 hours ago
- BBC News
Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, Hamas officials say
Six Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli gunfire in the latest deadly incident close to an aid distribution centre in southern Gaza, the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency had gathered to collect food supplies on Saturday morning when the shooting started, a spokesman for the agency said. Reports quoting an eyewitness said the Israelis opened fire when people tried to advance towards the site. The Israeli military said it fired warning shots at suspects who approached them in a threatening of Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured trying to get to the distribution centre this week. The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) which runs the centre says it has paused its operations to deal with overcrowding and improve people have gathered nearly every day at a roundabout on the edge of an Israeli military zone, through which they have to pass to reach the aid a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had told Gazans the area was an active combat zone during nighttime said it had not been able to distribute food on Saturday because of direct threats from Hamas - something the group has the case, the new incident will almost certainly strengthen international criticism of the new distribution United Nations insists it puts Palestinians in danger and does not provide enough food and medicine to deal with Gaza's humanitarian Defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal said at least 15 people had also been killed by Israeli air strikes on a residential home in Gaza city, with reports that some of the casualties remained trapped in the Israeli army said the strikes had eliminated the head of a Palestinian militant group known as the Mujahideen Israelis have accused the group of killing and kidnapping some of the victims of the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October, including a Thai national named Nattapong body was recovered in the Rafah area of southern Gaza in a special operation on Friday. Israel recently began to allow limited aid into Gaza after a three-month blockade, prioritising distribution through the the foundation has been mired in and local health authorities reported more than 60 Palestinians were killed by gunfire over three days shortly after it started witnesses blamed Israeli soldiers for the Israeli military said it had fired warning shots on the first two days and shot near Palestinian suspects advancing towards their positions on the third, adding that it is investigating the distribution centre is one of four operated in Gaza by the is part of a new aid system - widely condemned by humanitarian groups - aimed at circumventing the UN which Israel has accused of failing to prevent Hamas from diverting supplies to its fighters. The UN has denied these allegations, stating that it can account for all the aid it hands out and that the GHF's system is unworkable and is almost 20 months since Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led cross-border attack, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken least 54,677 people have been killed in Gaza during the war, according to the territory's health ministry.
Daily Mail
5 hours ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Policeman defends teenager telling pro-Israel supporters that 'Jews kill children' and says it is 'in the same vein as displaying sign calling Hamas rapists'
A pro-Israel campaigner was left stunned when a police officer explained that saying 'Jews are baby killers' was 'in the same vein' as holding a placard stating ' Hamas are rapists'. The visibly shocked man was provided with that answer during a vigil in Brighton, East Sussex, which was held on Saturday to remember victims of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, as well as the 55 hostages that remain in Gaza. Campaign group Sussex Friends of Israel, which has shared footage of the incident on social media, tonight accused Sussex Police of 'downplaying' antisemitism after the officer 'disagreed' that the evocative words amounted to racial incitement. The incident was sparked after a group of youths allegedly heckled vigil participants by saying 'Jews are baby killers'. As seen on the footage, one of the pro-Israel supporters approached a police officer to complain. He tells the officer: 'This man has just said that Jews kill children. That is a racially aggravated barb intended to incite hatred. 'I wanted to stress [that by saying that] he intends harm to me and other Jews.' The officer then responded that while he had heard the comment, people were allowed to 'express views'. He explained: 'I heard him say that, I'm not going to disagree that he didn't say it, but we are in a public forum where people can express views. 'I disagree that its a racially aggravated remark and at the same time there was a sign up there not too long ago saying 'Hamas Are Rapists', which I would suggest is in the same vein as the argument you have just made.' A second campaigner then stepped forward to say that he 'takes a great objection' to what the officer has just told them. 'Think about this for a second. 'Jews are baby killers' is in the same vein as stating 'Hamas are rapists'. Think about it,' he urges the officer. The officer responds: 'I'm simply saying that the tone of the messages that are used are very similar. 'I'm not going to get into an argument with you in the street...[they are] simply expressing their views in relative calmness. 'If they are going to start causing issues, we will be there to prevent them from doing that. 'But while we are having an argument and a simple back and forth discussion on the street we're not going to get anywhere are we?' The vigil participant however disagrees. He tells him: 'Jews are an ethnicity, Hamas are a proscribed terrorist organisation. Having a poster saying 'Hamas Are Rapists' is not in the same vein as saying 'Jews are baby killers.' There's no similarity whatsoever.' The officer shakes his head and tells the men: 'We will agree to disagree on that aspect.' He then asks the pair to return to the rest of the group 'to stop an unnecessary escalation.' One of the men however tells the officer: 'If they come and heckle us we have a right to respond.' In a post on X tonight, Sussex Friends of Israel accused Sussex Police of making a 'shocking false equivalence'. The group said: 'At today's peaceful rally in support of Israel, held to remember the hostages murdered and taken on October 7th, we were confronted by a group of masked, aggressive youths shouting antisemitic slurs, including 'Jews are baby killers.' 'When we raised this with the police, the liaison sergeant in charge refused to recognise the comment as racially aggravated. In a post on X tonight, Sussex Friends of Israel accused Sussex Police of making a 'shocking false equivalence'. 'Incredibly, he claimed it was 'in the same vein' as our placard stating 'Hamas are rapists.' 'This shocking false equivalence not only downplays vile antisemitism, but shows a complete failure by the police to uphold their duty throughout the event.' Tonight antisemitism campaigners told MailOnline the officer had seemingly failed to 'tell the difference between a minority and a terrorist organisation' and described the incident as 'appalling'. Stephen Silverman, director of Investigations and Enforcement at Campaign Against Antisemitism, said: 'Britain has descended to a place where police officers cannot tell the difference between incitement against a minority that they are supposed to be protecting and a proscribed terrorist organisation that they are supposed to be defending our country against. 'This embarrassing, pathetic excuse for policing is the product of the appeasement of extremists and racists that our police have engaged in since 'Free Palestine' thugs first started shouting abuse and mobbing our streets 20 months ago. 'Sussex Police need to apologise for this appalling incident and find the perpetrator who had been right under their officers' noses, but more importantly the Government needs to take charge and tell our police forces to get a grip. 'When police can't tell the difference between a minority and a terrorist organisation, it's not just demoralising, it's actually dangerous.'
Telegraph
6 hours ago
- Telegraph
British lawyers for Hamas investigated by watchdog
The law firm trying to remove Hamas from the UK's list of proscribed terrorist groups is being investigated by a solicitors' watchdog, The Telegraph understands. Riverway Law made headlines in April when it launched an appeal to have Hamas taken off Britain's list of proscribed groups. The firm made a submission to Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, arguing that Hamas posed 'no threat to the UK people' and should be allowed to operate here on free speech grounds. Just days after submitting its appeal to the Home Office, the firm was reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) by Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary. Mr Jenrick argued that Riverway's appeal potentially breached UK sanctions rules on terror groups. He also drew attention to apparent social media posts about the war in Gaza by Fahad Ansari, the leading lawyer in the case and the director of Riverway. The posts included claims that Hamas is a 'legitimate resistance movement' protecting Palestinians from 'UK-sponsored Israeli genocide'. A good reminder that in the majority of the world, Hamas is not a banned group but is viewed as a legitimate resistance movement fighting for liberation against a genocidal apartheid state occupying Palestinian land. — Fahad Ansari 🇵🇸 (Stop the Gaza genocide) (@fahadansari) December 6, 2023 The SRA is understood to be at an early phase of its investigation and no conclusions have yet been reached. In a letter to the watchdog sent in April, Mr Jenrick said there was 'a clear need to uphold public confidence in the legal profession and to ensure rigorous enforcement of the UK sanctions regime'. He said that there were 'significant questions as to whether Riverway have complied with their obligations under the UK sanctions regime, the SRA's own published guidance and broader professional standards expected of solicitors'. Mr Ansari has defended his firm's actions. In response to Mr Jenrick's complaint he said: 'We were in contact with OFSI [the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation], external counsel and others who had represented sanctioned organisation[s], to ensure that we did not breach our duties under the sanctions regime.' Riverway submitted a 106-page application to the Home Office in April, accompanied by a video which was posted to its social media channels. Today, our legal team submitted the application to the Home office to remove Hamas from the banned list of organisations under UK Counter terrorism powers You can read the full legal application here: — Riverway Law (@riverwaylaw) April 9, 2025 The application argued the proscription of Hamas in the UK should be lifted in line with European Convention of Human Rights protections in the interest of freedom of speech. It also claimed the ban is disproportionate and that Hamas poses 'no threat to the UK people'. The ongoing appeal, believed to be the first of its kind, is being fronted by Mousa Abu Marzouk, Hamas's head of international relations and its legal office. Mr Jenrick welcomed the SRA's investigation on Saturday, telling The Telegraph: 'Our sanctions regime is pointless if it isn't enforced. 'Ansari is a shameless apologist who argues Hamas poses no threat to the British people. What nonsense. This evil death cult threatens free people everywhere.' Mr Ansari has previously appeared to make a series of controversial social media posts related to the ongoing Israel-Gaza war. In posts dating from last year he appeared to praise fighters of the 'courageous Palestinian mujahideen', wrote 'you should view Hamas as an army of angels' and dismissed international courts as 'hopeless', saying that 'only armed resistance' would help Palestinians. In April last year, a post on his X account said: 'Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating especially the courageous Palestinian mujahideen who continue to resist the Western-backed Israeli genocide entirely on their own. You are the pride of this Ummah. May you celebrate Eid one day in a fully liberated Palestine.'
