\n\u201cOn the advice of security officials, we activated clans in Gaza that oppose Hamas,\u201d said the prime minister. \u201cIt\u2019s a good thing, and it saves the lives of IDF soldiers. The fact this has now been published only helps Hamas \u2014 but Lieberman doesn\u2019t care. This was a criminal leak from a subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
According to journalist Doron Kadosh, the weapons were delivered to militia members in the Gaza Strip. Most of the arms were originally confiscated from Hamas during IDF operations in the area.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister\u2019s Office responded this morning:<\/strong> \u201cIsrael is working to defeat Hamas through a range of methods, in line with the recommendations of all the heads of the security establishment.\u201d<\/p>\n Weapons, equipment, and money<\/strong> The source, who played an active role in the operation, described: \u201cThis is a military force operating under high-level directives, arming gangs inside Gaza, transporting, offloading, and completing the missions \u2014 all with the guidance and oversight of ISA officers operating on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe have no way to monitor or track it\u201d<\/strong> \u201cThese weapons are going to criminals and gangs and are being turned against Israel. I don\u2019t believe the Cabinet approved it. The head of the ISA knows \u2014 I\u2019m not sure the Chief of Staff does. We\u2019re talking about Gaza\u2019s version of ISIS,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Lieberman further emphasized: \u201cNo one can guarantee these weapons won\u2019t be used against Israel. We have no ability to monitor or track them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cExposing a dangerous truth\u201d<\/strong> According to the organization, Israel is arming \u201ccrime gangs\u201d in the Gaza Strip to sow social and security chaos and to implement its plans of \u201cstarvation and theft of humanitarian aid.\u201d Hamas added that these forces operate \u201cunder direct security supervision of the Zionists,\u201d and described them as \u201ca true enemy of our Palestinian people,\u201d vowing that \u201cour people\u2019s forces and the relevant entities\u201d would bring them to justice.<\/p>\n Following a revelation earlier this morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel supported Gaza-based clans that oppose Hamas: \u201cIt\u2019s a good thing that saves the lives of IDF soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":25868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,77,6],"tags":[2750,1477,4151,3335,4629,5186,5360],"class_list":["post-25866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-idf","category-security","tag-avigdor-lieberman","tag-hamas","tag-idf-operations","tag-isa","tag-israel-gaza-conflict","tag-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-security-policy"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nA source in the security establishment who took part in the operation to arm anti-Hamas actors in Gaza told Kan 11 journalist Roee Sharon that Israel transferred \u201cweapons, equipment, and also money\u201d to the clans as part of a coordinated initiative.<\/p>\n
\nIn an interview this morning on Reshet Bet radio, Lieberman stated: \u201cIsrael provided assault rifles and light weapons to crime families in Gaza, on Netanyahu\u2019s orders.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-37.webp\")
\nHamas responded to the reports, saying that Lieberman\u2019s remarks \u201cexpose a dangerous truth.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-11.webp\")