Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his 30s, holds sway in eastern Rafah, an area close to a key border crossing between ...

Hamas has declared Abu Shabab a collaborator and criminal of Israel, accusing him of looting humanitarian aid. Questions have ...

Once a known figure in Gaza's criminal underworld, with alleged links to drug trafficking and extremist groups like Daesh, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel is arming a clan within the Gaza Strip to fight Hamas, the ...

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

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

Israel is arming local militias in Gaza in an effort to counter Hamas in the besieged enclave, officials say, as opposition ...