According to Israeli news outlet i24, a massive smuggling operation has funneled dual-use materials and steel balls to Hamas in Gaza, valued at hundreds of millions of shekels. The investigation centers on the nephew of the man designated to succeed Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
Israeli news outlet i24 has published an investigative report exposing a large-scale smuggling operation to the Gaza Strip, with a total value in the hundreds of millions of shekels. The operation reportedly involved dual-use materials and steel balls, which are used in manufacturing, and reached Hamas. The investigation places the nephew of the designated successor to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas at the center of the affair. The full details of the operation and the identities involved are still emerging. The report underscores ongoing concerns about the diversion of materials to militant groups in Gaza.
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