'I've Run Out of Words to Describe What We Israelis Are Doing to Gaza'

Israel’s gambit: Empowering Gaza militia to help crush Hamas

As the IDF provides air support for the Abu Shabab clan against Hamas, former defense officials debate the strategy.The post Israel’s gambit: Empowering Gaza militia to help crush Hamas appeared first on JNS.org.

The rise of Abu Shabab: Mapping the Gaza militia armed by Israel

Criminal gangs with links to IS are being armed by Israel as a proxy force to advance the final phase of the war in Gaza, with fears it could ignite civil war

'I've run out of words to describe what we Israelis are doing to Gaza'

Israel's New Controversial Aid Initiative in Gaza and Its Support for the Abu Shabab Criminal Gang Rivaling Hamas Share the Common Goal of Helping Prime Ministe

Gaza militia, reportedly backed by Israel, claims it ambushed, killed 6 Hamas terrori

Rafah-based group, led by Yasser Abu Shabab, says it attacked unit responsible for executing suspected collaborators with Israel

Who are Gaza militia armed by Israel to help distribute aid?

It was revealed last week that Israel has been supporting a new militia in Gaza. The group – run by a man called Yasser Abu Shabab – has been facilitating the new much criticised aid mechanism. Abu Shabab claims to have hundreds of armed men under his command, in a group he is calling Popular Forces. But what do we know about them and their past?