Netanyahu confirms he has been arming Hamas opposition groups inside Gaza.

BarcelonaIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel has been arming Hamas opposition groups inside Gaza. The information was reported in Israeli media by Defense sources and has drawn criticism from the opposition, which accused Netanyahu of endangering the security of IsraelisBut the prime minister has taken to social media not only to confirm it but to defend the measure. "What's wrong with that? It only saves the lives of Israeli soldiers," he said in a tweet on the X network, where he denounced that making it public, as those media outlets had done, "only helps Hamas."

The information published so far indicated that the Netanyahu government had authorized the supply of weapons to a clan in Gaza called Abu Shabab, led by a man named Yasser Abu Shabab. But the reports about this group are contradictory: while some present it as an opposition force to Hamas that protects trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza, others claim that it is a criminal gang that is actually looting these trucks.

This Thursday, sources from the Israeli Department of Defense had confirmed to the press that the accusations made by opposition politician Avigdor Lieberman, who revealed this arms supply, were true. Lieberman, who heads the Israel Casa Nostra party, told the Kan public broadcaster that Netanyahu had unilaterally approved the arms transfer to the Abu Shabab clan. "The Israeli government is giving weapons to a group of criminals and delinquents, identified with the Islamic State group," Lieberman said. "To my knowledge, this did not happen with cabinet approval," he added.

The militia's leader, Yasser Abu Shabab, responded publicly with a social media post in which he "categorically" denied that Israel had supplied weapons to his group. "Our weapons are simple, outdated, and came thanks to the support of our own people," he said.

But the Netanyahu government confirmed to reporters that Kalashnikov rifles had been delivered to the Abu Shabab group, including some that had been seized from Hamas, the BBC reports. Netanyahu's office said that Israel "was working to defeat Hamas through various means, based on the recommendations of all the heads of the security establishment." Shortly after, Netanyahu himself confirmed this.

Hamas's proposal

Meanwhile, Hamas is trying to do you pass towards the ceasefire and claims to be willing to cede its power in the Gaza Strip to another Palestinian force if it serves to end the Israeli military offensive. During a speech marking the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, Hamas's chief negotiator and the group's leader in the Gaza Strip, Khalil al-Hayya, said that the Islamist organization is "ready to immediately hand over the government of Gaza to a Palestinian national and professional body," provided that...

Al-Hayya has accused Netanyahu's government of torpedoing negotiations to keep the war going "for personal and ideological reasons." In this regard, he reiterated that Hamas had accepted a truce proposal presented by the United States two weeks ago, but that this text was rejected by Israel, leading Washington to become unhappy. The Hamas leader insisted that they are willing to sit down again to negotiate to try to agree on a permanent ceasefire. He has also again criticized the Israeli government's use of humanitarian aid as a weapon of war.

In fact, The Gaza Humanitarian Fund, the organization formed by US mercenaries The organization, which Israel has authorized to distribute aid inside Gaza, closed all food distribution points on Friday. The organization announced on Friday that it had suspended distribution until further notice due to the large crowding of people seeking access to the aid, something that could be expected after two and a half months of a complete blockade on food supplies inside Gaza. "Recent media reports of disruptions at our aid distribution point are inaccurate. The distribution was carried out peacefully and without incident; however, it was suspended due to excessive crowding that made it unsafe. At no time did any violence occur," the group explained in a message. The foundation had previously written on its Facebook page that its centers would be closed this Friday and that approaching them was dangerous. "Please be advised that all aid distribution centers are closed. For your safety, we recommend avoiding them. The reopening date will be announced on this page," the message read.