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Israel investigating reports that anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab has been killed

By Emanuel Fabian 4 December 2025, 2:57 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Israeli defense authorities are looking into reports that Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of an anti-Hamas militia based in the southern Gaza Strip, has been killed.

Abu Shabab had cooperated with Israel, and his clan is based in an IDF-held area of the Strip. Israel also supplied his militia with weapons.

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