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| DATE | 2025-11-21 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] =?utf-8?q?We_are_the_alternative=E2=80=99=3A_A?=
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Not sure I want to true the BBC but....(maybe the BBC is just trying to
cover up for its absurb anti-Jewish reporting for the last decade)
‘We are the alternative’: Anti-Hamas Gaza militia tells BBC group is
receiving international support
A Palestinian man described crossing the Yellow Line at night to avoid
Hamas detection and feelings of security in the Israel-controlled territory.
Displaced Palestinians whose homes were destroyed by the Israeli army
receive food parcels from the UN World Food Programme in Khan Yunis, in
the southern Gaza Strip, November 8, 2025.
Displaced Palestinians whose homes were destroyed by the Israeli army
receive food parcels from the UN World Food Programme in Khan Yunis, in
the southern Gaza Strip, November 8, 2025.
(photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NOVEMBER 21, 2025 19:46
Hossam al-Astal, leader of the Counter-Terrorism Strike Force militia,
confirmed that his group had spoken with the US about having a role in
the future of the Gaza Strip, BBC News reported on Friday.
Based south of Khan Yunis, Astal provided little detail on whether his
militia was working alongside Israel.
"Let's say it's not the right time for me to answer this question,"
Astal answered when asked if Israel was supplying him. "But we
coordinate with the Israeli side to bring in food, weapons, everything."
The former Palestinian Authority official oversees tens of fighters,
according to estimates by the BBC. Despite the group’s small size, BBC
Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson noted that his tent was
well-stocked.
"People all over the world are supporting us," he shared when asked how
he was able to access his supplies. "It's not all from Israel. They
claim Israel is the only one supporting us and that we are agents of
Israel. We are not Israel's agents."
A view of Gaza City at sunrise, amid a ceasefire between Israel and
Hamas, November 19, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)
A view of Gaza City at sunrise, amid a ceasefire between Israel and
Hamas, November 19, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)
Despite not working for Israel, the militia opened a new site within the
Israel-controlled Yellow Line. Astal claimed tens of families had
recently relocated to the new site, and more were anticipated to soon join.
Palestinian Authority refuses to work with anti-Hamas militia groups
"We are the next day for the new Gaza," Astal claimed. "We have no
problem cooperating with the Palestinian Authority, with the Americans,
with anyone who aligns with us. We are the alternative to Hamas."
While willing to work with the PA, the West Bank leadership’s security
force spokesperson Maj-Gen Anwar Rajab insisted that the militia groups
could not be absorbed into its force.
"Israel might demand the integration of these militia, due to Israel's
own specific political and security considerations," he said from the
West Bank city of Ramallah. "But Israel's demands don't necessarily
benefit the Palestinians. Israel wants to continue imposing its control
in one way or another in the Gaza Strip."
Palestinian families sneak past Hamas to live behind Israel-controlled
Yellow Line
Montaser Masoud, 32, was among those to cross the Yellow Line and begin
living in the Israel-controlled territory. After coordinating with the
IDF, he crossed at night to avoid Hamas detection along with his wife
and four children.
Despite telling the BBC he felt more secure, Masoud said relatives had
been critical of his decision to move past the line.
"They've been harassing us, saying what we're doing it wrong and has no
future," he said. "I tell them that they're the ones we worry about,
because they live outside the Yellow Line and anyone from Hamas could
hide next to them, and they could be bombed."
While his interview was disrupted by the sound of gunfire, Masoud told
the BBC, "It's the [Israeli] army nearby but it's not a problem because
we know we're not the target."
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