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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.
Telegraph
19-05-2025
- Telegraph
Migrant who called for slaughter of Jews pleads guilty to attempting to enter UK illegally
An alleged Palestinian gunman who called for the slaughter of Jews has pleaded guilty to attempting to enter the UK illegally. Appearing before Canterbury Crown Court, Abu Wadee, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, admitted trying to get into the country across the Channel on a boat on March 6 without leave or valid entry clearance. Wadee, 33, was a member of a militant group that called for the slaughter of all Jews and posed with AK-47s. He triggered a security scare after he posted a video of himself flicking a V-for-victory sign at the front of a boat packed with migrants in orange lifejackets. He was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after arriving on the small boat in Kent, having paid smugglers €1,500 (£1,300), the court had been previously told. He was then placed in a hotel in the Manchester area. The court was told that Wadee, who left Gaza in 2022 before making asylum claims in Greece, Germany and Belgium, had no family or financial ties to the UK and had stayed between Calais and Dunkirk in France for about seven days before making the crossing. Alleged militant has 170,000 TikTok followers His arrival in the UK made headlines after it emerged that he had posted support for Hamas and hate speech calling for the death of Jews on social media. Wadee, from the city of Khan Younis, posted a video on his Facebook page last September in which he was seen calling for Allah to 'punish [Jews] completely.' 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. The alleged militant has 170,000 TikTok followers. He also has a YouTube channel followed by 189,000 subscribers, which collects money via PayPal. A video of him throwing pipe bombs was posted on his Facebook page in June 2021. The Telegraph also obtained footage of Wadee throwing two pipe bombs during night clashes with Israeli forces in the desert in 2021. 'A minor celebrity in Gaza' Joe Truzman, a terrorism expert and the editor of the Long War Journal, who has tracked Wadee for more than seven years, said the Palestinian was affiliated with terror groups in Gaza. Pictures showed him with Mustafa al-Zaqout, aka Abu Suheib, the leader of a Hamas-aligned terror group called the Al-Qadir al-Husseini Brigades. Wadee came to prominence in 2018 when there were riots and demonstrations on the border with Israel. Mr Truzman aid he was a part of a group or 'unit' made up of young men, organised by terror groups who would foment violence at the Gaza-Israel border. 'He is lucky he wasn't killed. These units would set fires and throw IEDs at Israeli soldiers during clashes at the border. There is evidence of Abu Wadee holding a pipe bomb,' said Mr Truzman. 'The protests were called the Great March of Return, and lasted from 2018 to 2022. 'Abu Wadee was openly part of these clashes, and he posted a lot of what he did on Facebook. During this period, he became a minor celebrity in Gaza. He describes himself as a revolutionary for the Palestinian cause.'
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Alleged Hamas supporter jailed after trying to enter UK illegally
An alleged Palestinian gunman who reportedly called for the slaughter of Jews has been jailed for nine months after attempting to enter the UK illegally. Abu Wadee, 33, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, pleaded guilty on Monday to trying to get into the country on March 6 without leave or valid entry clearance. He was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after arriving on a small boat in Kent, having paid smugglers 1,500 euros (£1,300), Canterbury Crown Court heard. Wadee was then placed in a hotel in the Manchester area. The defendant, who left Palestine in 2022 before making 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 a week before making the crossing, the court heard. He livestreamed his dinghy being approached by a Border Force vessel on TikTok.
The Independent
19-05-2025
- The Independent
Alleged Hamas supporter admits trying to enter UK illegally
An alleged Palestinian gunman who reportedly called for the slaughter of Jews has admitted attempting to enter the UK illegally. Abu Wadee, 33, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, pleaded guilty on Monday to trying to get into the country on March 6 without leave or valid entry clearance. He was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after arriving on a small boat in Kent, having paid smugglers 1,500 euros (£1,300), Canterbury Crown Court previously heard. Wadee was then placed in a hotel in the Manchester area. The court had heard that Wadee, who left Palestine in 2022 before making 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. 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. 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, including posting footage of his dinghy being approached by the Border Force vessel. As part of his journey across Europe, he posted a picture of himself in Brussels on Valentine's Day, and then in central Paris earlier this month. Wadee was re-arraigned via an Arabic interpreter after the charge was amended to include that he 'attempted' to arrive in the UK without leave or valid entry clearance. He is set to be sentenced on Monday.
Sky News
19-05-2025
- Sky News
Palestinian man who posted antisemitic comments admits trying to enter UK illegally
A Palestinian man who allegedly called for the slaughter of Jews has pleaded guilty to attempting to enter the UK illegally. Abu Wadee, 33, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, admitted trying to get into the country on 6 March without leave or valid entry clearance at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday. He was detained by immigration officers after arriving on a small boat in Kent, having paid smugglers 1,500 euros (£1,300), Canterbury Crown Court previously heard. His UK arrival made national headlines after reports emerged that Abu Wadee, a Palestinian from the city of Khan Yunis in Gaza, had posted on social media support for proscribed 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.
