Israel providing guns to Gaza gang to bolster opposition to Hamas:
Security cabinet wasn’t informed of plan to start arming Abu Shabab group, which was created in Rafah last year and has its roots in looting aid trucks.

In confirming his decision to arm the Abu Shabab clan earlier today, Netanyahu made a point of stressing that:
But an Israeli official told The Times of Israel that such schemes were only proposed by the Shin Bet because Netanyahu has barred the security establishment from advancing Gaza security initiatives that involve the Palestinian Authority PA.

Granting a foothold in Gaza to the Palestinian Authority — which backs a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — would likely have risked collapsing Netanyahu’s government, given Ben Gvir and Smotrich’s strong disregard for the PA.

Thinking only of his own survival, Netanyahu bows to their demands and keeps the fires of war burning no matter the human cost.

Allowing the PA to play a role in Gaza would unlock the support of roughly half a dozen Arab countries who have expressed willingness to play a role in the
post-war rehabilitation of Gaza if invited by Ramallah.

But that initiative has never gotten off the ground due to opposition from Netanyahu, who has likened the Palestinian Authority to Hamas, while rejecting the notion of entrusting Israel’s security to foreign actors.

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