The government reportedly approved arming Yasser Abu Shabab’s militia, led by the 31-year-old Bedouin from the Tarabin tribe ...

Former defense minister and opponent of Benjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman, stated on Thursday that the government was ...

Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But officials from the ...

Yasser Abu Shabab, head of the “Popular Forces” militia operating in eastern Rafah, confirms his cooperation with the ...

We have no ties to any state or political regime,” he said. “These accusations are attempts to damage our reputation and stir ...

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

"Our weapons are not from Israel - they are simple weapons that we collected from the local population," Abu Shabab said.

They loot aid, carry out surveillance and help make sure private contractors not the UN deliver humanitarian supplies.

Now, as the presumed new Hamas commander in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad holds the fate of the hostages and, to a large extent, ...