Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his 30s, holds sway in eastern Rafah, an area close to a key border crossing between ...

The government reportedly approved arming Yasser Abu Shabab’s militia, led by the 31-year-old Bedouin from the Tarabin tribe ...

Hamas has declared Abu Shabab a collaborator and criminal of Israel, accusing him of looting humanitarian aid. Questions have ...

Once a known figure in Gaza's criminal underworld, with alleged links to drug trafficking and extremist groups like Daesh, ...

Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But officials from the ...

We have no ties to any state or political regime,” he said. “These accusations are attempts to damage our reputation and stir ...

"Our weapons are not from Israel - they are simple weapons that we collected from the local population," Abu Shabab said.

Yasser Abu Shabab, who once looted humanitarian aid, now controls a small slice of territory in southern Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “activated” some clans of Palestinians in Gaza that are opposed to ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel is arming a clan within the Gaza Strip to fight Hamas, the ...