The chief of an Israeli-backed militia in Gaza has been killed, dealing a serious blow to Israel’s efforts to construct up its personal Palestinian proxies to confront Hamas.
Yasser abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal chief based mostly within the Israeli-held zone of the devastated territory, is assumed to have died from wounds sustained in a violent conflict with highly effective and well-armed native households, based on native media and sources in Gaza.
Abu Shabab was the commander of the Popular Forces, the most important and best-armed of a number of militia that emerged in Gaza in the course of the later phases of the two-year battle. All seem to have benefited from Israeli assist as a part of a strategy of arming proxies to degrade Hamas and management the inhabitants.
The precise timing of Abu Shabab’s loss of life is unknown however it seems to have been within the final 48 hours.
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