Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel has “activated” some clans of Palestinians in Gaza in the fight against Hamas.His comments on social media were the first public acknowledgment of Israel’s backing of armed Palestinian groups within Gaza,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged only that Israel had been working with “clans.” But the opposition leader warned that the “weapons going into Gaza will eventually be pointed at Israeli soldiers and civilians.

Yasser Abu Shabab, who once looted humanitarian aid, now controls a small slice of territory in southern Gaza.

Nattapong Pinta was taken hostage and later killed by members of a small militant group in Gaza, the Israeli military said.

The body of Thai agricultural worker Nattapong Pinta has been recovered from the Rafah area after a military operation, Israeli authorities said Saturday.

Israel says the body of Nattapong Pinta was retrieved in a special military operation. He had come to Israel to work in agriculture.