US EditionAnti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in Gaza Strip
Yasser Abu Shabab was killed amid internal militia disputes and clan rivalries, undermining Israel’s effort to build a local anti-Hamas force in Gaza, Israeli sources said.
- On Thursday, Israeli media reported Yasser Abu Shabab was killed in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, and evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva, where he died of his wounds.
- Yasser Abu Shabab had cooperated with Israel and was accused of looting aid and kidnapping, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged arming clans like the Popular Forces militia.
- Some accounts said Abu Shabab was ambushed, while the Popular Forces said he was shot resolving a dispute between the Abu Seneima family; the Tarabin tribe and Hamas-linked channels blamed resistance or betrayal.
- For now, Israeli officials say Abu Shabab's death exposes militia fractures, undermining efforts to oppose Hamas and likely benefiting their influence in Gaza.
- In the wider context, the Popular Forces had grown into a well-armed group of at least 100 fighters operating in Israeli-controlled areas while the war since October 7, 2023, has killed more than 70,120 people in Gaza.
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Anti-Hamas Popular Forces militia leader killed in Gaza
Yasser Abu Shabab, the head of the Popular Forces, was killed in Gaza on December 4. Shabab was a polarizing figure who led the first armed group to emerge during the Gaza war that actively opposed Hamas and its allies’ rule in the territory. The post Anti-Hamas Popular Forces militia leader killed in Gaza appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.
Yasser Abu Shabab, chief of Israel-backed Gaza militia leader killed
Yasser Abu Shabab, Popular Forces group head, the unofficial Israel-backed militia group in Gaza, was killed. In his short lifespan, Abu Shabab was widely derided by fellow Palestinians as many believed the Popular Forces group was funded by the Israeli Army, although it presented as the main opposition to Hamas. It initially projected itself as the “Anti-Terror Service.” By May this year, Popular Forces became a well-armed group of at least 100…
Yasser Abu Shabab, leader of an anti-Hamas militia protected and armed by Israel, was killed on Thursday in a settlement within his own clan.
The leader of an armed group in the Gaza Strip, Yasser Abu Shabab, known for his opposition to Hamas, announced his group. According to Israeli military sources, relayed by the local media, the latter is said to have died in what they termed "internal confrontation" — that is, without Hamas involvement — in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the same sources, Abu Shabab was evacuated to a hospital in Israel, where he finally succumbed to his …
The leader of an armed group in the Gaza Strip, Yasser Abu Shabab, allegedly supported by Israel, was killed, his group announced.
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