(6 Jun 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tel Aviv – 6 June 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Mednick, The Associated Press:
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"Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he has activated clans inside of Gaza on the advice of security officials in order to save the lives of Israeli soldiers. Now, it is unclear what the role of these clans are, but these are the first public comments that Netanyahu has made about this."
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Yeruham, Israel – 5 June 2025
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2. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister:
“On the advice of security officials, we activated clans in Gaza that oppose Hamas. What’s wrong with this? This is only good and saves the lives of IDF soldiers. The publication of this only benefits Hamas – but Lieberman (Israeli opposition leader) doesn’t care."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tel Aviv – 6 June 2025
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Mednick, The Associated Press:
"Now these clans have controlled parts of Gaza. They have been accused by Palestinians as well as aid workers of looting some of the aid. There have also in the past been clashes and tensions with Hamas."
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Morag, Rafah area, Gaza Strip – 29 May 2025
4. Wide of thousands of people walking, some of them carrying food supplies
5. Wide of crowds of people gathering near aid distribution area. UPSOUND: gunfire
6. Wide of people running away
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tel Aviv – 6 June 2025
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Mednick, The Associated Press:
"One of the clan leaders’, a head, Yasser Abu Shabaab his media office said that they do operate inside Israeli controlled areas but only for humanitarian purposes. Now aid workers said that they have seen Abu Shabaab’s people as well as other clans inside areas controlled by Israel’s military. They said that in the past that they have had conversations with some of the clans asking them to stop looting. They thought that they had come to some sort of agreement but that the looting just continued."
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Deir al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip – 6 June 2025
7. Various of worshippers walking through destruction to mosque site
8. Various of people gathering for Eid prayers near destroyed mosque
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Khan Younis, Southern Gaza Strip – 6 June 2025
9. Various of displaced people walking near tents to mosque site
STORYLINE:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel has “activated” some clans of Palestinians in Gaza that are opposed to Hamas, though it was not immediately clear what role they would play.
His comments on social media were the first public acknowledgment of Israel’s backing of armed Palestinian groups within Gaza, based around powerful clans or extended families.
Such clans often wield some control in corners of Gaza, and some have had clashes or tensions with Hamas in the past. Palestinians and aid workers have accused clans of carrying out criminal attacks and stealing aid from trucks. Several clans have issued public statements rejecting cooperation with the Israelis or denouncing looting.
An Israeli official said that one group that Netanyahu was referring to was the so-called Popular Forces, led by Yasser Abu Shabaab, a local clan leader in Gaza’s southernmost city, Rafah. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
In a video posted to his X account, Netanyahu said the government made the move on the advice of “security officials,” in order to save lives of Israeli soldiers.
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