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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Israel's leader says arming "clans in Gaza" to help fight Hamas will save lives. Opposition leaders say the weapons "will ...

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

Former Defense Minister Liberman warns clan is affiliated with ISIS and can turn on Israel; Netanyahu did not bring decision ...