Arab envoy: Netanyahu’s armament from the Gaza gang shows “he has learned little since October 7”

An Arab Ambassador said Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to arm famous Criminal gangs like a hamas leaf show that “he has learned little since October 7”.

“Netanyahu World to Weaken The (Palestinian Authority) by Bolstering Hamas in Gaza Before Ocotber 7, and now he is Doing it by Bolstering This Gang of Criminals,” The Ambassador Told the Times of Israel on condition of anonymithy, Likening the Gaza Financial Aid that Netanyahu Solicited from Qatar for Hamas to the Transfer of Weapons that the first authorized to the abu shabab clan, which is widely known for its looting of humanitarian aid in Gaza.

Netanyahu denied the strengthening of Hamas through the help of Qatari, insisting that he was supposed to avoid a humanitarian crisis in the blocked band. However, criticisms argued that hundreds of millions of dollars from Qatar allowed Hamas to focus on expanding its military arsenal in the years preceding its October 7, 2023, when some 1,200 people were killed in southern Israel and 251 others were taken hostage.

“Netanyahu did not want to work with the AP then because it would have meant to advance a broader diplomatic resolution to the conflict, and he adopts the same approach now,” said the main Arab diplomat.

“Arming the clans in Gaza only divides the Palestinians and increases the chances of a scenario similar to Somalia in Gaza,” said the ambassador, expressing the concern that the band will become a failed state characterized by anarchy and rival militia groups.

Netanyahu’s decision to arm the Abu Shabab clan was kept secret from its far -right coalition partners, which would probably have successfully moved. The Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir and the Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, have long spoken against Israel’s decision to arm the AP in the framework of the Oslo agreements. But the Israel security establishment supported the paradigm, arguing that the AP played an essential role in stabilizing the West Bank.

By confirming his decision to arm the clan of Abu Shabab earlier during the day, Netanyahu wanted to emphasize that the initiative was put forward “in consultation with security officials”.

“We used Gaza clans that are opposed to Hamas … What’s wrong with that?” He asked. “It’s good. This saves the life of the Tsahal soldiers. ”

But an Israeli official told Israel Times that such regimes had only been proposed by the Shin Bet because Netanyahu has prohibited the security establishment from advancing Gaza security initiatives which involve the AP.

Offer a foot in Gaza to the Palestinian Authority – which supports a solution to two states with the Israeli -Palestinian conflict – would probably have risked the collapse of the Netanyahu government, given the strong contempt of Ben Gvir and Smotrich for the AP.

Allowing the AP to play a role in Gaza would unlock the support of about half a dozen Arab countries that have expressed their desire to play a role in the post-war rehabilitation of Gaza if he was invited by Ramallah.

But this initiative has never taken off due to the opposition of Netanyahu, who compared the AP to Hamas, while rejecting the notion of configuring the security of Israel to foreign actors.

The Israeli position is widely understood as an extension of Netanyahu’s efforts to thwart a two -state solution, which would be advanced by having a single governance authority in Gaza and in the West Bank, where the AP is currently based.