Report: Israel Backs New Gaza Militias to Fight Hamas
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Israel is reportedly supporting new Palestinian militias in Gaza that oppose Hamas, providing them with drone aerial support, intelligence, weapons, cigarettes, and food, according to The Wall Street Journal. One militia leader, Hussam al-Astal, claimed responsibility for killing a Hamas policeman and threatened further attacks in a video while armed. Some militia members have been evacuated to Israeli hospitals after injuries. This assistance includes groups like the Abu-Shabab clan in Rafah, who have also coordinated humanitarian aid under Palestinian Authority supervision, despite Hamas accusations of collaboration and internal conflicts resulting in the death of their leader, Yasser Abu Shabab.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Mark 3:24-26 (NASB 1977)
"“If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished!”"
Commentary:
Jesus’ point is simple: division breaks strength. That dynamic is visible when armed factions in Gaza turn on Hamas while outside backing, intelligence, and supplies tilt the ground-level balance. People nearest the fighting feel it first. This turmoil is happening in Gaza, within the land God gave to Israel, giving these events a prophetic weight Scripture treats as unique. These fractures echo biblical end-time patterns where alliances shift and internal rivalries multiply without producing real peace.
Prophetic Trend:
Power is fragmenting in Gaza as rival factions leverage external support, intensifying instability on Israel’s covenant land without delivering durable order.
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Source Excerpt:
The head of an anti-Hamas faction, Hussam Al-astal, fires a weapon in the air as he is surrounded by masked gunmen, in an Israeli-held area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in this screenshot taken from a video released Nov. 21, 2025. Photo: Hussam Alastal/via REUTERS i24 News – Israel is quietly supporting new Palestinian militias in Gaza that are fighting against Hamas in order to harm the terrorist organization, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Sunday. According to the report, Israel’s reliance on the armed groups in Gaza was evident earlier this month, when Hussam al-Astal, the leader of one of the groups, boasted about killing a policeman in Hamas-controlled territory and said that more such attacks were planned. Al-Astal said in a video statement, “We say to Hamas and to anyone affiliated with Hamas – just as we reached him, we will come to you as well.” Al-Astal made the remarks in the video while brandishing an assault rifle. According to the report, Israel is providing the armed militias in Gaza with aerial support from drones and is sharing intelligence, weapons, cigarettes, and food, Israeli officials and military reservists have said. Some members of...
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 01-25-2026 13:40