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, ...

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

Israel's leader says arming "clans in Gaza" to help fight Hamas will save lives. Opposition leaders say the weapons "will ...

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

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

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

JERUSALEM — Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But ...

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