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Liberman says Israel arming ISIS-linked clans in Gaza

“Israel is working to defeat Hamas in various ways on the recommendation of all heads of the security establishment,” Netanyahu’s office said in response.

Civilians and terrorists attend the funeral of two Palestinians—aged 17 and 24—killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Balata camp in Nablus, Samaria, on July 28, 2024. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.
Civilians and terrorists attend the funeral of two Palestinians—aged 17 and 24—killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Balata camp in Nablus, Samaria, on July 28, 2024. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday responded to claims made earlier in the day by Yisrael Beiteinu party head Avigdor Liberman that Jerusalem is supplying weapons to ISIS-affiliated clans in the Gaza Strip.

“Israel is working to defeat Hamas in various ways on the recommendation of all heads of the security establishment,” Netanyahu’s office said.

Speaking on Kan Reshet Bet radio, Liberman said that Israel, secretly and with Netanyahu’s approval, has transferred assault rifles and small arms to crime families in the Gaza Strip.

“The weapons end up with criminals and offenders, and are turned against Israel,” he asserted, later posting on X: “Don’t give them guns.”

The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) declined to comment on the matter.

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