# Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas, following comments by a former minister that Israel had transferred weapons to it. Israeli and Palestinian media have reported that the group Israel has been working with is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser Abu Shabab. The European Council on Foreign Relations think-tank describes Abu Shabab as the leader of a criminal gang operating in the Rafah area, that is widely accused of looting aid trucks.
Netanyahu admits Israel supports armed group in Gaza that opposes Hamas