A Hamas follower from Gaza has filmed himself arriving in Britain after making the dangerous small boat journey across the Channel—sparking major security fears.
Palestinian firebrand Abu Wadei—real name Mossab Al Qassass, who is aged in his 20s—has more than 170,000 followers on TikTok and has regularly posted videos from the bombed-out Hamas stronghold.
Over the past 18 months, Wadei has travelled across Europe, documenting his journey through Switzerland, Germany, and France.
Now, he has uploaded footage showing himself crossing the Channel in an orange life jacket, making a V-for-victory gesture at the camera, The Sun reports.
His arrival has triggered outrage among Jewish community leaders, who have urged the Home Office to act swiftly against him, branding him a threat to national security.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism shared a video of Wadei offering a prayer in which he allegedly says: "Oh Allah, punish the Jews and those who support them... Oh Allah, kill them all and do not leave a single one of them."
The organisation stated: "We consider that this man poses a threat to public security and are asking the Home Office for urgent assurances that he is in secure custody pending further investigation."
"A jihadi whose stated ambition is ‘to die for the sake of Allah’ and prayed for the slaughter of all Jews must not be permitted to be at large in this country."
"The fact is that he has brazenly posted not only these views, but also his involvement in a Hamas-endorsed unit in Gaza on social media accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers."
"It is alarming in the extreme that he does not appear to have attracted the attention of the authorities in numerous European countries and has now arrived in the UK with relative ease, having openly posted videos on each stop of his journey to the UK."
Wadei’s social media clips include one where he declares at a rally that he is a member of a violent Hamas “tyre burning unit”. In another, he launches a tirade against Jews, saying his “loftiest aspiration” is to “die for the sake of Allah”.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism says it learned of Wadei’s arrival on the south coast of England on Friday, adding that it conducted “body-mapping” checks comparing images of Wadei online with the latest footage of his boat landing.
The organisation is now taking legal advice and has made representations to the Home Office.
Wadei’s posts also feature a group chanting a battle cry referencing the historical slaughter of Jews at the Battle of Khaybar in 628. The chant concludes with: “The army of Muhammad is returning”.
Over 2,056 migrants have made small boat crossings across the Channel so far this year, after 36,816 made the journey last year.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: “We are committed to ending small boat crossings which undermine our border security, and restoring order to the asylum system to ensure that the rules are respected and enforced."
“While it is a long-standing rule that we never comment on individual cases or operational matters, the British public can be reassured that we take all steps necessary at all times to protect the nation's security.”
