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Daily Mail
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Gun-toting migrant who called for the 'death of all Jews' is back behind bars after breaching licence conditions
A 'Hamas-supporting' illegal Channel migrant who was released early from jail is back behind bars after breaching his licence conditions, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Palestinian Abu Wadee was sent back to prison within days of his release under Labour's scheme to ease pressure on the overcrowded prison estate. The 33-year-old was initially jailed for nine months at Canterbury Crown Court in May after he was convicted over his illegal arrival in the UK on a dinghy, which he had live-streamed on TikTok. He admitted one count of attempting to enter the UK without leave or valid entry clearance when he arrived on the crowded inflatable on March 6. Wadee was arrested by immigration enforcement officers at an asylum hotel in Manchester, three days after he arrived in the UK, after the MoS uncovered a stream of online anti-Semitic vitriol in which he called for the 'death to all Jews'. Wadee, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, is believed to be from the city of Khan Yunis in Gaza. Images on social media show him taking part in running battles with the Israel Defence Forces. He was released from prison in June after serving around three months, including time spent in custody awaiting his plea hearing. Sources confirmed Wadee was recalled to prison early last month for breaching his licence conditions. He will now serve the remainder of his nine-month sentence behind bars. It is not known what prompted his recall to jail. A 12-month jail term usually triggers automatic removal from the UK, so a court will have to decide whether to deport Wadee. But he would likely have to be sent to one of the European countries he previously passed through on his journey to the UK, rather than his homeland due to the conflict with Israel making it a warzone. He has lodged an asylum application in the UK, having previously made similar applications in Greece, Belgium and Germany before crossing the Channel. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: 'This shameful episode lays bare a double Labour failure. 'Firstly, their failure to control our borders is allowing people like this hateful extremist into our country. 'And then Labour's early release scheme is allowing dangerous criminals to roam our streets and put the public at risk.' Wadee is just one of 25,000 migrants to have arrived in the UK in small boats so far this year.
Al Bawaba
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Bawaba
Fire postpones George Wassouf concert in Egypt's North Coast
Published July 14th, 2025 - 12:13 GMT ALBAWABA - Syrian singer George Wassouf's concert in Egypt, originally scheduled for July 17, 2025, on the North Coast, has been postponed to the 31st of the same month after a sudden blaze that erupted at the concert venue leaving a significant damage, necessitating its postponement to protect the safety of the audience and staff. Also Read Videoclip or series? Dima Kandalaft joins George Wassouf George Wassouf had promoted his concert in Egypt by posting a poster for the concert on his official Facebook account, commenting: "My beloved ones in Egypt, we will meet on July 17 on the North Coast." The highly anticipated event is part of a series of summer 2025 concerts, and was expected to attract a large audience, especially since it will be George Wassouf's first appearance in Egypt after a long absence from performing there. It is worth noting that George Wassouf, nicknamed Abu Wadee, will be part of Jordan's Amman Summer Nights Festival on Aug. 22 at Business Park Amman. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Alleged Hamas supporter jailed for illegal entry
An alleged Hamas supporter who reportedly made antisemitic comments has been jailed for nine months for attempting to enter the UK illegally on a small boat. Abu Wadee, 33, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, pleaded guilty on Monday at Canterbury Crown Court to trying to enter the country on 6 March without leave or valid entry clearance. He was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after arriving in Kent, having paid smugglers 1,500 euros (£1,300) and was placed in a Manchester hotel. Judge Sarah Counsell said there is "legitimate public concern about breaches of border control", which are of "significant profit to organised criminals". Wadee had livestreamed his arrival on an "overcrowded and rigid inflatable boat", the court heard and he was told there was a "risk of death or injury to you and others". The court heard he had made asylum claims in Greece, Germany and Belgium, had no familial or financial ties to the UK and had stayed between Calais and Dunkirk in France for about seven days before making the crossing. He livestreamed his dinghy being approached by a Border Force vessel on TikTok, with the court being shown a 20-second clip of the livestream. Wadee's videos attract up to 2.5 million views, The Mail on Sunday has claimed, and he is alleged to have charted his journey from Gaza on the social media channel. His arrival in the UK made national headlines after it was reported that Wadee, from Khan Yunis in Gaza, had allegedly posted on social media in support of Hamas and calling for the death of Jews. He posted a video on his Facebook page last September in which he is filmed calling for Allah to "punish (Jews) completely", it was reported. In another picture posted on Facebook in March 2021, it is claimed he stared into the camera while smoking a cigarette and brandishing an assault rifle with a telescopic sight. Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Palestinian migrant who made antisemitic posts charged HM Courts and Tribunals Service
BBC News
19-05-2025
- BBC News
Alleged Hamas supporter Abu Wadee jailed for illegal UK entry
An alleged Hamas supporter who reportedly made antisemitic comments has been jailed for nine months for attempting to enter the UK illegally on a small Wadee, 33, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, pleaded guilty on Monday at Canterbury Crown Court to trying to enter the country on 6 March without leave or valid entry was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after arriving in Kent, having paid smugglers 1,500 euros (£1,300) and was placed in a Manchester Sarah Counsell said there is "legitimate public concern about breaches of border control", which are of "significant profit to organised criminals". Wadee had livestreamed his arrival on an "overcrowded and rigid inflatable boat", the court heard and he was told there was a "risk of death or injury to you and others".The court heard he had made asylum claims in Greece, Germany and Belgium, had no familial or financial ties to the UK and had stayed between Calais and Dunkirk in France for about seven days before making the livestreamed his dinghy being approached by a Border Force vessel on TikTok, with the court being shown a 20-second clip of the videos attract up to 2.5 million views, The Mail on Sunday has claimed, and he is alleged to have charted his journey from Gaza on the social media arrival in the UK made national headlines after it was reported that Wadee, from Khan Yunis in Gaza, had allegedly posted on social media in support of Hamas and calling for the death of posted a video on his Facebook page last September in which he is filmed calling for Allah to "punish (Jews) completely", it was another picture posted on Facebook in March 2021, it is claimed he stared into the camera while smoking a cigarette and brandishing an assault rifle with a telescopic sight.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
'Hamas supporter' who livestreamed arrival into UK before being placed in Manchester hotel jailed
A Palestinian who livestreamed his arrival into the UK on a dinghy before being placed in a Greater Manchester hotel has been jailed. Abu Wadee, an alleged Palestinian gunman who reportedly called for the slaughter of Jews, showed his efforts to get into the UK illegally on TikTok. The 33-year-old, who is also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after arriving on a small boat in Kent. READ MORE: Fatal collision was 'tragic accident, not criminal act', jury told as they retire in death by careless driving trial READ MORE: Convicted murderer stabbed great uncle to death in 'planned, brutal' attack Canterbury Crown Court heard that Wadee paid smugglers 1,500 euros (£1,300) to cross the Channel from France to England. He livestreamed his dinghy being approached by a Border Force vessel on TikTok. After his arrival in the UK, Wadee was placed in a hotel in the Manchester area. The defendant left Palestine in 2022 before making asylum claims in Greece, Germany and Belgium. The court heard he had no familial or financial ties to the UK, and he had stayed between Calais and Dunkirk in France for a week before making the crossing. Wadee pleaded guilty to trying to get into the country on March 6 without leave or valid entry clearance in Canterbury Crown Court today (May 19). He has been jailed for nine months. He had livestreamed his arrival on an 'overcrowded and rigid inflatable boat', the court heard. Judge Sarah Counsell, sentencing, said there is 'legitimate public concern about breaches of border control' over illegal boat crossings, which are of 'significant profit to organised criminals'. She told Wadee that there was a 'risk of death or injury to you and others'. The court was shown a 20-second clip of the livestream on Monday, but it is not known how many viewed it at the time. Wadee has a large following on social media, where his TikTok videos attract up to 2.5 million views, The Mail on Sunday claimed. He is alleged to have charted his journey from Gaza on the social media channel. His arrival in the UK made national headlines after it was reported that Wadee, a Palestinian from the city of Khan Yunis in Gaza, had posted on social media support for terror group Hamas, and hate-speech calling for the death of Jews. He posted a video on his Facebook page last September in which he is filmed calling for Allah to 'punish (Jews) completely', it was reported. In another picture posted on Facebook in March 2021, it is claimed Wadee stared into the camera while smoking a cigarette and brandishing an assault rifle with a telescopic sight.
