'Hamas-linked' asylum seeker's social media account 'banned' after security row erupts over Channel crossing migrant

Abu Wadei is at the centre of a security row, after allegedly posting extremist content, calling for the death of Jews.

GB News understands that he arrived in the UK in a migrant boat in the last few days.

In a video posted on TikTok, he is wearing a keffiyeh surrounded by others in orange life jackets as a border force boat is seen nearby.

Wadei, who’s real name is Mossab Al Qassass - has around 170,000 followers on his account as well as 189,000 subscribers on YouTube where he collects money via PayPal.

The influencer has previously shared imagery of himself brandishing assault rifles and hurling slingshots.

In one video, he is seen at a rally declaring he is a member of a violent Hamas “tyre burning unit”.

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In the post, he lashes out at Jewish people, adding that his “loftiest aspiration” is to “die for the sake of Allah”.

The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has demanded he should be arrested and removed from the UK as a matter of urgency.

The Home Office has refused to say whether the Palestinian asylum seeker had been detained.

A Home Office spokesman said: "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."

They added: "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."