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[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 week ago
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 1 week ago
[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am reading that Yasser Abu Shabab ISIS-linked, a warlord, drug dealer, and gang leader? He's also Israeli-backed. I need more details about this guy.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago

https://www.newarab.com/news/gaza-hamas-security-kill-aid-looters-linked-israel-isis

Aid deliveries to Gaza are currently at a critical juncture due to increased looting. The most recent incident involved the seizure of 98 out of 109 trucks en route from the Kerem Shalom crossing to the besieged region, according to several testimonies reported by The Washington Post from aid workers, humanitarian staff, aid transport companies, and eyewitnesses.

Two of the gang leaders—one a drug trafficker and the other previously associated with ISIS—appear to be orchestrating the largest and most active looting operations of aid convoys bound for Gaza. The two leaders, Yasser Abu Shabab and Shadi Al-Soufi, who were previously sought by Hamas security forces before the war, appear to be now working alongside hundreds of thieves under the protection of Israeli occupation forces in areas near the Kerem Shalom crossing—the primary entry point for aid convoys.

In an interview with the newspaper, Abu Shabab admitted that he and his relatives "take from the trucks" but insisted they do not touch "food, tents, or supplies for children."

An internal UN memo obtained by the newspaper revealed that the gang leaders include individuals linked to local crime in Gaza, with one having "established a military compound" in a "restricted area under Israeli army control and patrols." The memo also concluded that the gangs "may be benefiting from a passive if not active benevolence" or "protection" from Israel.