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

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

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

Relying on a tribal militia or clan in Gaza may work in the short term. However, in the long term it is unlikely to achieve ...

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

Former Defense Minister Liberman warns clan is affiliated with ISIS and can turn on Israel; Netanyahu did not bring decision ...

Israeli and Palestinian media reported that the group is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser Abu Shabab.

Israel is arming local militias in Gaza in an effort to counter Hamas in the besieged enclave, officials say, as opposition ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged only that Israel had been working with “clans.” But the opposition leader ...

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

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

One self-styled militia, which calls itself the Popular Forces, led by Yasser Abu Shabab, says it is guarding newly created, ...