PM says it ‘saves lives of Israeli soldiers’, after accusations government is giving weapons to ‘criminals and felons’

First acknowledgement Israel using armed gangs, which aid groups have accused of stealing aid from trucks.

Israel has been criticised for giving weapons to a group of "criminals and felons".

JERUSALEM: 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…

PM says it ‘saves lives of Israeli soldiers’, after accusations government is giving weapons to ‘criminals and felons’

Israeli and Palestinian media reported that the group is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser Abu Shabab.