Israel Arming ‘Criminal Gangs’ in Gaza – Former Defense Minister

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The weapons, including light arms confiscated from Hamas, were transferred to Yasser Abu Shabab’s militia that operates east of Rafah in areas controlled by the Israeli army.

Israel is arming “criminal gangs” in the besieged Gaza Strip, the former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Thursday.

“Israel transferred assault rifles and light weapons to criminal gangs in Gaza,” Lieberman, leader of the…