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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.
Gaza militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab was killed on Thursday, according to numerous reports. Initial reports said he may have been assassinated, but others said he was killed due to an internal feud. Reports also said he was taken to an Israeli hospital for treatment, but died on the way. The precise details are not necessarily important. Abu Shabab, his nom de guerre, was likely to end up with a fate like this for a variety of reasons.
The war in Gaza has led to high levels of Hamas casualties. Most of the group’s commanders have been killed, according to IDF estimates. Even though thousands of Hamas members were killed, the group has not had a serious challenge to its control. At some point during the war, several small gangs emerged as a possible alternative to its rule in various areas. Some of these were armed clans that have existed in Gaza for decades. Hamas dealt with these groups with extreme vengeance, murdering their members.
Hamas has always run Gaza as a mix of mafia and terror state. It uses terror against Gazans but also accommodates gangs and some corruption. It knows it can’t control everything. Therefore, it was unsurprising that some militias might emerge to challenge Hamas.
Abu Shabab’s group operated in southern Gaza. It was the earliest group to receive media attention in June and July 2025. However, Abu Shabab was known to some reports prior to that, and he had been accused of various crimes. This didn’t seem like the right kind of person to lead a resistance to Hamas rule.
Who was Yasser Abu Shabab?
However, history has always shown that when arming resistance groups, one may work with all types. For instance, the Taliban or the forces arrayed against them were a mix of types of people. Some groups emerge from drug smuggling or from gun running. In wars in South America, there have been cartels that also work with various Marxist or rebel groups.
As such, the work with Abu Shabab was not entirely abnormal, but it was clear that anyone supporting this as an Israeli-backed alternative should consider the challenges ahead. It doesn’t appear that Abu Shabab’s group ever had very many fighters. These militias often seem to have only a few dozen men. Some reports say they have been allowed to bring their families. Some of them grew out of the local Arabs who worked with organizations such as GHF in some capacity.
For the IDF, the chance to have some local Israeli-backed groups in Israel’s Yellow Line Zone might help reduce the need for large numbers of Israeli troops. On the other hand, these groups are armed, and they might turn on each other or themselves. Hamas can infiltrate them.
The nature of mercenaries and gangs, or even clans and tribes, is that they will go where the weather blows. They may want guns or money. They may simply want to preserve their fiefdom.
Gaza is made up of a large number of people in a layered society. Some Gazans are from the people who lived in Gaza before 1948. These groups tend to be rooted in the land and are often non-Hamas. There are also Bedouin tribes and clans. The tribes are sometimes related to those in the Negev and Sinai. Some fled Israel in 1948-1949 or even in the 1950s. Others have been in Gaza for a hundred years, migrating around until the borders forced them to live in one place.
Hamas has often relied on the camps in Gaza for manpower. It is strongest in Khan Younis and the Central Camps, as well as Rafah and Jabaliya, Shuja'iya, and parts of Gaza City. As such, there are areas that are on the periphery where Israel-backed militias operate. However, these groups are lightly armed, and even though they may have some vehicles, they are not ready to rule Gaza or even their areas.
The rise and fall of Abu Shabab is a lesson. Although some reports saw hope in him in June and July during Gideon’s Chariots and the GHF Initiative, this was largely an illusion. The various militias are not ready to confront Hamas. They are not professionally trained. They are the result of a short-sighted Israeli policy that doesn’t seem to want to see a legitimate and stable Gaza governance emerge.
The US wants to see governance and an international stabilization force. However, Israel does not want to see the Palestinian Authority rule Gaza. This leads to chaos and to working with small, relatively local, or weak militias.
It is unclear if Abu Shabab will be replaced or if this will break the militia. The fact that the killing happened apparently in the safe “Green Zone” area behind the Yellow Line in Gaza is a concern. It shows the chaos that militias cause and the threats that can emerge. Hamas is celebrating today because once again, a short-sighted tactic has not replaced them.
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