The Israeli army announces the restoration of two hostages from the Strip, and the deaths of Palestinian people in Israeli raids – ryan

A picture shows the effects of the widespread destruction in the northern Gaza Strip.

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The Israeli Broadcasting Authority revealed that Israel had begun for weeks to provide what it called “local clans” in the Gaza Strip with weapons, with the aim of “supporting opposition factions for Hamas.”

According to the report, this plan was carried out under the direct direction of Netanyahu, without the knowledge of the Ministerial and Security Council (Cabinet).

The Israeli Army Radio quoted security sources as confirming the existence of what it called “Palestinian armed militias” inside Gaza receiving support from Israel and coordinating with it in the field, in the context of efforts to weaken Hamas’s grip on the Strip.

In turn, the head of the “Yisrael Home” party, Avigdor Lieberman, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of secretly approved the supply of families of those described as armed militias in the Gaza Strip with light weapons and offensive guns.