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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Hamas: Abu Shabab's inevitable fate awaits all traitors</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">December 4, 2025</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>Hamas
says Yasser Abu Shabab's killing is the fate of all collaborators,
praises Palestinian clans for rejecting traitors and affirming national
unity.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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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)
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<p>Hamas issued a strong statement Thursday following the killing of <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-military-facilitating-gaza-aid-looting-by-gangsters">Gaza's most infamous gangster,</a> <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/in">Yasser Abu Shabab</a>, calling his death "the inevitable fate of anyone who betrays their people and homeland."</p>
<p>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Shabab and withdrawn any tribal protection from him and his group,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\u2019s internal unity.</p>
<p>Hamas said that "Israel\u2019s" 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.</p>
<p>Israeli media, which described Abu Shabab\u2019s killing in Rafah as "bad
for Israel," reported that authorities are "investigating whether Hamas
operatives <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-tribes-condemn-israeli-aid-looting-amid-starvation-camp">infiltrated Abu Shabab\u2019s area</a> of control and carried out the assassination."</p>
<p><span>Israeli Army Radio noted that senior army officials had opposed </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--accused-of-arming-isis-affiliated-gang-to-loot-aid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the idea of forming militias</a><span> that
collaborate with "Israel" in Gaza, warning that \u201ctheir fate is
inevitable, that is, death," citing the failed South Lebanon experiment
as proof. </span>at \u201ctheir fate is inevitable, that is, death," citing the failed South Lebanon experiment as proof.</p>
<h2>Militia leader meets Kushner</h2>
<p>According to Israeli<span> </span><em>Kan</em><span> </span>Channel,<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/the--arab-fa%C3%A7ade--for-israeli-occupation-in-gaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abu Shabab had met with</a><span> </span>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\u2019 control.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h2>Who is Abu Shabab?</h2>
<p>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 \u201cIsraeli\u2011backed militia\u201d.</p>
<p>Abu Shabab\u2019s 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.</p>
<p>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\u2019s ability to operate,
reportedly with weapons, vehicles, and logistical support, are only
possible because of backing from \u201cIsrael", making Abu Shabab\u2019s militia
effectively a proxy force.</p></div></div></div>
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