Title says ISIS. Thread quotes some guy from channel 12 (no like to channel 12 posted?) claiming "clans" are "ISIS-linked". Is there something beyond the words of some dude called Amit Segal on whatever "Channel 12" is?
I also see the name Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman. Curious. Yisrael Beytenu is apparently
another right-wing nationalist party in Israel,
which split from Likud.
en.wikipedia.org
It's a rival of Likud, since for example it supports drafting Haredi Jews (branch of Orthodox) into the military, whereas a big part of Likud's strategy to hold on to power. So bear that in mind.
Arming militia often backfires. It's something we've done countless times over - mujahideen anyone? - and is probably a very bad idea. It'd be nice if the OP was an attempt to analyze the situation as it is, rather than claiming
"Israel caught arming ISIS"
Note what extremism does: he not only falsely claims Israel armed ISIS, but he uses the word "caught" to insinuate complicity. But what sense does it make to say "caught" when Israel is saying that it is doing this?
From what I see,
The head of the militia, Yasser Abu Shabab, has been given arms by the Israeli military that it found inside Gaza during the war, according to an Israeli official. A video released this week by Abu Shabab’s militia, which calls itself the Popular Force, shows armed men carrying what appeared to be M16 and Kalashnikov rifles patrolling the streets. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a video posted to his Instagram page, confirmed that Israel is supporting groups in Gaza opposed to Hamas after an opposition lawmaker publicly talked about the Israeli effort and portrayed Abu Shabab’s group as a terrorist organization. “What’s wrong with this? It is good. It saves the lives of Israeli soldiers,” Netanyahu said.
Abu Shabab, 34, denies that he is armed by Israel and says he is instead backed by the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Authority didn’t respond to requests for comment, but a spokesman for its security forces said the group doesn’t possess any weapons in Gaza.
[continues; no mention of ISIS; notes Hamas has repeatedly tried to kill Abu Shaba; Shabab and Israel accuse Hamas of stealing aid to fund its war effort; notes Abu Shabab himself also looted aid trucks]
Gazan transportation company owners, truck drivers, and international humanitarian officials have accused Mr. Abu Shabab of running a sophisticated operation, saying his group had looted trucks filled with sacks of flour. Georgios Petropoulos, a senior United Nations official who was based in Gaza last year, called him “the self-styled power broker of east Rafah.” In an interview in November 2024, Mr. Abu Shabab, thin and lightly bearded, denied he looted a large number of aid trucks, although he conceded that his men — armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles — had raided half a dozen or so since the start of the war. “We are taking trucks so we can eat, not so we can sell,” he said, asserting that he was feeding his family and neighbors. “Every hungry person is taking aid.” He accused Hamas of being primarily responsible for stealing the aid, an accusation that Hamas has denied.
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The Palestinian Authority, the West Bank-based rival of Hamas, has declined to comment on reports of connections between Mr. Abu Shabab and its government. Maj. Gen. Anwar Rajab, spokesman for the Palestinian Authority security services, told The New York Times: “I will issue a statement clarifying everything soon, as the matter is complex and involves overlapping security, political, and — most importantly — humanitarian factors.” . . . In November, Hamas security forces raided Mr. Abu Shabab’s neighborhood, killing more than 20 people, including his brother, according to Mr. Abu Shabab.
See also:
Such clans often wield some control in corners of Gaza, and some have clashed with Hamas in the past. Palestinians and aid workers have accused them of stealing aid from trucks.
www.nbcnews.com
