Video: Israel backs Palestinian militia in Gaza, supplies It with weapons

Al Bawaba

9 hours ago

ALBAWABA — According to a report by the Hebrew-language news site Walla, Israeli security officials have verified that the Abu Shabab militia, a local armed organization that operates in southern Gaza, has been chosen as a possible Hamas substitute for overseeing some regions of the Strip.
Following the rejection of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority as possible governing entities, the faction headed by Yasser Abu Shabab was chosen to be supported. According to Israeli reports, the militia has already started guarding relief convoys entering the region and safeguarding humanitarian supply routes in Rafah.
Israeli authorities expressed optimism that the Palestinian populace would start to see Abu Shabab as a viable and long-term substitute for Hamas. As the group's credibility grows, they hypothesized, it may erode popular support for Hamas and perhaps shift public opinion in favor of military resistance against the organization.
Israel has allegedly sent Kalashnikov weapons, handguns, and ammo to the Abu Shabab organization, Walla said, stressing that the militia is not associated with ISIS or other extreme Salafi groups. According to reports, the organization is an established tribal militia that has no ties to international terrorist networks.
مقطع يوثق أحد عناصر مليشيا ياسر أبو شباب المسلحة في رفحنشر المرتزق والعميل غسان الدهيني - اليد اليمنى للعميل ياسر أبو شباب وأحد عناصر مليشياته المسلحة في مدينة رفح - مقطعًا مصورًا يُظهره خلال تجوله بمركبة من نوع isuzu، وهو يحمل سلاح كلاشينكوف جديد، ويرتدي لباسًا عسكريًا
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