A Palestinian man who allegedly called for the slaughter of Jews has pleaded guilty to attempting to enter the UK illegally.
Abu Wadee, 33, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, admitted trying to get into the country on 6 March without leave or valid entry clearance at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday.
He was detained by immigration officers after arriving on a small boat in Kent, having paid smugglers 1,500 euros (£1,300), the court previously heard.
His UK arrival made national headlines after reports emerged that Abu Wadee, a Palestinian from the city of Khan Yunis in Gaza, had posted on social media support for proscribed terror group Hamas, and hate-speech calling for the death of Jews.
He posted a video on his Facebook page last September in which he is filmed calling for Allah to “punish (Jews) completely”, it was reported.
In another picture posted on Facebook in March 2021, it is claimed Wadee stared into the camera while smoking a cigarette and brandishing an assault rifle with a telescopic sight.
He is alleged to have charted his journey from Gaza on social media, including posting footage of his dinghy being approached by the Border Force vessel.
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As part of his journey across Europe, he posted a picture of himself in Brussels on Valentine’s Day, and then in central Paris earlier this month.
Wadee was re-arraigned via an Arabic interpreter after the charge was amended to include that he “attempted” to arrive in the UK without leave or valid entry clearance.
He is set to be sentenced today.
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