Yasser Abu Shabab escaped prison and has since emerged as an Israeli-backed militia leader in southern Gaza. In June, Israeli ...

Israel is arming local gangs in the Gaza Strip to weaken Hamas, but the efforts are propping up a man accused of looting aid ...

Gazan resident Mahmoud Hamdan says that Palestinians, caught between Israel and Hamas, have 'no clear political alternative' ...

In a statement, Yasser Abu Shabab, an armed gang leader opposed to Hamas, is accused of treason, forming an illegal armed gang, and leading an armed rebellion.

Hamas’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that a court has issued a 10-day ultimatum to Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of a Gazan militia, to surrender or face trial.

The militia, led by Yasser Abu Shabab, said its fighters had attacked Hamas and killed five militants but made no mention of its own casualties. It also accused Hamas of detaining and killing aid ...

Hamas’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that a court has issued a 10-day ultimatum to Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of a Gazan militia, to surrender or face trial.

Yasser Abu Shabab can be seen holding a gun in this image posted on the Popular Forces’ Facebook page. - From Popular Forces/Facebook The photo shows a lean, tanned man in a dark helmet.

The man is Yasser Abu Shabab, who says he commands hundreds of armed men known as the Popular Forces to offer protection to international organizations working in southern Gaza.

The man is Yasser Abu Shabab, who says he commands hundreds of armed men known as the Popular Forces to offer protection to international organizations working in southern Gaza.

The man is Yasser Abu Shabab, who says he commands hundreds of armed men known as the Popular Forces to offer protection to international organizations working in southern Gaza. In his early ...