Abu Shabab militia

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.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ghassan Al-Duhaini greets troops in Gaza.
Gaza militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab with the backdrop of the Gaza Strip.

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.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Yasser Abu Shabab, head of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in Gaza

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.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ, AMICHAI STEIN
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.

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. 

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

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.