Pedro Luis Toala Rezabala was in a shootout with two men when a third man shot him in the head in Ecuador. His entire murder was caught in a TikTok video as well as on CCTV
"We know that some of the weapons that are being used by Hamas in Israel against our most important ally came out of Afghanistan," says Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.).
House Republicans are reportedly determined to launch a congressional probe into whether US weapons sent to Ukraine and left behind in Afghanistan found their way into Hamas hands, according to US independent media.
Arms smuggling has become pervasive in the entire Middle East. Extremist organisations like Hamas and Hezbollah have been bagging their share of arms quite easily.
Israel s conflict with Hamas may potentially spiral into a larger confrontation in the region, affecting Tel-Aviv s relations with Arab countries, Middle East experts believe.