Pro-Hamas Palestinian Who Entered UK Illegally Now Living in Taxpayer-Funded Asylum Housing
Jerusalem Post Staff, Jerusalem Post, September 30, 2026
An man reported to be a pro-Hamas Palestinian gunman who entered the UK illegally in 2025 is has been living in tax-payer funded asylum housing after completing his jail sentence.
The Jerusalem Post reported in March 2025 that Abu Wadei, who has called for the death of all Jews, was arrested in the UK after arriving in Kent on a migrant boat. He was born in Khan Younis, Gaza, and has pictures and videos on social media showing him posing with AK-47s and throwing pipe bombs. He is understood to have been a member of the Gazan ‘Tyre Burning Unit.’
Also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, he pleaded guilty to trying to enter the UK on a small boat without leave or valid entry clearance, and served a 9-month sentence.
The subject of Wadei came back into the news this week after the Northamptonshire Telegraph revealed that he is living in a taxpayer-funded HMO on Corby’s Lloyds estate with three other migrants. He is reportedly wearing an electronic tag.
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According to British media, the Home Office wishes to deport him but has been struggling to do so on account of government asylum policy regarding returning individuals to active conflict zones.
Wadei was recorded telling the Northamptonshire Telegraph that he no longer supported Hamas.
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Home Office figures show that the average cost of dispersal accommodation, including houses and HMOs, is £23.25 per person per night. Wadei is also eligible for asylum-support payments of up to £49.18 per week.
