Abu Shabab militia

Anti-Hamas gangs utilizing new tactics in Gaza, putting terror group on high alert - report

Recent developments in gang behavior have prompted Hamas to increase alert levels and strengthen personal security for its members.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN
Ghassan Duhine (center) with members of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in the Gaza Strip, September 2025.
Mourners perform funeral prayers for senior Hamas police officer Mahmoud al-Astal, who was killed on Monday, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, January 12, 2026.

Anti-Hamas militia leader announces killing of senior Hamas police officer in southern Gaza

Housam al-Astal, leader of the Gazan "Counterterrorism Service," claimed responsibility for killing a Hamas police chief, warning those working with the group of imminent death.

|ByJAMES GENN
Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Armed Palestinians kill Hamas security officer in Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza - KAN

A suspect has reportedly been arrested, according to Arab media. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
HUNDREDS OF Gazans chant anti-Hamas slogans, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, last week. There was no holding back as they screamed, ‘Hamas, get out,’ the writer reports.

Abu Shabab's death sparks wave of anti-Hamas militia recruitment

Last week, the man seen at the heart of efforts to establish anti-Hamas forces - Yasser Abu Shabab - was killed in southern Gaza's Rafah area.

|ByREUTERS

Abu Shabab's deputy speaks out after appointment: 'Why would I be afraid of Hamas?'

In an interview with N12 News, Al-Duhaini said that he fights Hamas "in the name of the people and the free individuals.”

DECEMBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ghassan Al-Duhaini greets troops in Gaza.

Yasser Abu Shabab's killing raises questions about Israel's militia strategy in Gaza - explainer

The Abu Shabab militia is a result of a short-sighted Israeli policy that doesn’t seem to want to see a legitimate and stable Gaza governance emerge.

DECEMBER 4, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Gaza militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab with the backdrop of the Gaza Strip.

Abu Shabab militia chief shot in Gaza gunfight, dies in Israeli hospital

Yasser Abu Shabab, head of a Gazan militia that had reportedly been collaborating with Israel, was rushed to an Israeli hospital after being shot in an internal clan scuffle.

DECEMBER 4, 2025ByGOLDIE KATZ, AMICHAI STEIN
Yasser Abu Shabab, head of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in Gaza

Daughter of formerly detained Hamas official claims Israel-backed militia abducted her

The Gaza-based nurse said that the Abu Shaab militia had abducted her and handed her over to the IDF. 

NOVEMBER 28, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Marwan Al-Hams, a senior Gaza Health Ministry official, speaks at his office in Gaza, in this screen grab taken from a video shot on October 21, 2024.

US State Dept. denies reports of anti-Hamas militia head, Kushner meeting in Israel

The meeting reportedly centered around the evolving role of Abu Shabab's forces in Gaza, where Hamas is set to withdraw from.

NOVEMBER 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Image of militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab.