"Yasser abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader based in the Israeli-held zone of the devastated territory, is thought to have died from wounds sustained in a violent clash with powerful and well-armed local families, according to local media and sources in Gaza. Abu Shabab was the commander of the Popular Forces, the biggest and best-armed of several militia that emerged in Gaza during the later stages of the two-year conflict. All appear to have benefited from Israeli support as part of a strategy of arming proxies to degrade Hamas and control the population."
"Sources in Gaza and reports on social media and in Israel suggest that Abu Shabab, who was in his 30s and had been expelled by his own clan, died in a clash after refusing to release a hostage taken by his men from a powerful and heavily armed local family. Relatives of the hostage mounted an attack on the Popular Forces base which led to casualties on both sides. Abu Shabab was reportedly badly injured and died of his wounds in Gaza."
Yasser abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader and commander of the Popular Forces militia in Gaza, has reportedly died from wounds sustained in a violent clash with powerful, well-armed local families. The Popular Forces was the largest and best-armed of several militias that emerged during the later stages of the two-year conflict and appeared to have benefited from Israeli support as part of a proxy strategy. Sources indicate the clash followed a dispute over a hostage; relatives of the hostage attacked the militia base, producing casualties on both sides. Hamas denied involvement in the killing, and Israeli officials have not formally commented.
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