[News] Hamas: Abu Shabab's inevitable fate awaits all traitors

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Hamas: Abu Shabab's inevitable fate awaits all traitors
Al Mayadeen English
December 4, 2025
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Hamas says Yasser Abu Shabab's killing is the fate of all collaborators,
praises Palestinian clans for rejecting traitors and affirming national
unity.

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   Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters carry a white body bag that is believed to
   be the remains of a dead Israeli captive in the town of Beit Lahiya in the
   northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP)

Hamas issued a strong statement Thursday following the killing of  Gaza's
most infamous gangster,
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Yasser
Abu Shabab <https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/in>, calling his
death "the inevitable fate of anyone who betrays their people and homeland."

The movement praised the families and clans who had disowned Abu Shabab and
withdrawn any tribal protection from him and his group, describing this
stance as a crucial barrier that stands in the face of efforts aimed at
fragmenting Gaza’s internal unity.

Hamas said that "Israel’s" reliance on "discredited gangs" to advance its
agenda only underscores its failure in the face of Palestinian
steadfastness, noting that an occupation unable to protect its own agents
cannot shield those who serve it.

Israeli media, which described Abu Shabab’s killing in Rafah as "bad for
Israel," reported that authorities are "investigating whether Hamas
operatives infiltrated Abu Shabab’s area
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of control and carried out the assassination."

Israeli Army Radio noted that senior army officials had opposed the idea of
forming militias
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that
collaborate with "Israel" in Gaza, warning that “their fate is inevitable,
that is, death," citing the failed South Lebanon experiment as proof. at
“their fate is inevitable, that is, death," citing the failed South Lebanon
experiment as proof.
Militia leader meets Kushner

According to Israeli *Kan* Channel, Abu Shabab had met with
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 US envoy Jared Kushner on November 11 at the US command headquarters in
southern occupied Palestine, where they discussed the role of his forces in
areas outside Hamas’ control.

Abu Shabab, who the Gaza government had imprisoned on charges of theft and
drug offenses, escaped from prison following an Israeli raid early in the
2023 escalation, later becoming the head of the militia collaborating with
the Israeli occupation in Gaza.

Israeli Army Radio reported that "Israel" had supplied weapons to militia
members, many of which were originally seized from Hamas inside Gaza,
including Kalashnikov rifles, before being transferred to the militia
operating mainly in the Rafah area.
Who is Abu Shabab?

Yasser Abu Shabab rose to prominence as the leader of a new armed group
known as Popular Forces, operating primarily in the Rafah area of southern
Gaza. The Popular Forces are widely described in international reporting
and analysis as an “Israeli‑backed militia”.

Abu Shabab’s background reportedly includes previous criminal activity,
including drug trafficking, charges for which he had been imprisoned before
the outbreak of war. After his release (and amid the chaos of war), he
positioned himself as an alternative power center to Hamas, leveraging clan
and tribal connections in a context of the collapse of centralized
authority.

Under his leadership, the Popular Forces have been accused of
systematically looting humanitarian aid entering Gaza, particularly trucks
bringing supplies into Rafah and nearby crossings. Observers argue that
this looting and the armed group’s ability to operate, reportedly with
weapons, vehicles, and logistical support, are only possible because of
backing from “Israel", making Abu Shabab’s militia effectively a proxy
force.
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