"As the chapter closes on Yasser Abu Shabab, 32, the Popular Forces militia leader who appeared in Rafah during the war and was widely viewed as a collaborator with Israel, Ghassan al-Duhaini has been named his successor. Soon after Abu Shabab was killed last Thursday, reportedly during a family dispute mediation, al-Duhaini, who was said to be injured in the same altercation, appeared in a video online dressed in military fatigues and walking among masked fighters under his command."
"Palestinian media sources say al-Duhaini, 39, has long been the group's de facto leader, despite being officially the second-in-command. They argue that his experience and age made him the operational head, while Abu Shabab, the figure publicly recruited by Israel, served as the face of the militia. Al-Duhaini was born on October 3, 1987, in Rafah, southern Gaza. He belongs to the Tarabin Bedouin tribe, one of the largest Palestinian tribes that extends regionally and to which Abu Shabab belonged."
Ghassan al-Duhaini, 39, has been named successor to Yasser Abu Shabab as leader of the Popular Forces militia and pledged to continue operations against Hamas. Palestinian media say al-Duhaini long acted as the group's de facto leader, serving as operational head while Abu Shabab was the public face. Born October 3, 1987, in Rafah, he belongs to the Tarabin Bedouin tribe and served as a first lieutenant in Palestinian Authority security forces. He later joined Jaysh al-Islam, a Gaza-based faction with ideological ties to ISIL. Al-Duhaini appeared in military fatigues among masked fighters and said he had no fear of Hamas.
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