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Fighters from the militia led by Ghassan Dehini operating in the Rafah area of Gaza, in a still made from video posted in February 2026. (screen capture: Facebook / Counter-Terrorism Apparatus)
June 21, 2026, 8:30 am
Backed and armed by Israel, Gaza militias talk big but make little headway against Hamas
Groups boast of gains in reshaping the enclave, but experts say they’ve had almost no impact, and Israelis should be questioning if apparent bid to replace Hamas with gun-toting gangs is a good idea
By Nurit Yohanan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Ein Prat leadership academy, May 28, 2026. (Screenshot/PMO)
May 28, 2026, 11:16 pm
Netanyahu says he told IDF to seize 70% of Gaza, well beyond terms of truce
Anti-Hamas militia shows off heavy drone, possibly provided by Israel; Hamas buries Gaza City deputy commander, IDF kills moneyman who it says transferred millions to military wing
By Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
Ghassan al-Duhaini, the new commander of the Abu Shabab militia, inspects troops in a video released by the group on December 5, 2025. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 25, 2026, 1:05 pm
Israel giving Gaza’s anti-Hamas militias weapons, intel, food, medical care — report
WSJ says aid includes air support, medical evacuations to Israel, quotes soldier as saying he escorted Shin Bet supply convoy to militia in Rafah; IDF, Shin Bet decline to comment
By ToI Staff
Palestinians search for firewood and plastic at a landfill in Gaza City Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
October 30, 2025, 3:39 pm
Left out of Trump’s technocratic vision, anti-Hamas militias seek role in rebuilt Gaza
Unpopular armed groups want part in Strip’s future; a reemerged Hamas, which shows no readiness to disarm, is both threatening them and seeking a say over apolitical professionals intended to replace it
By Nurit Yohanan
Hamas police forces deploy in Gaza City on October 11, 2025. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)
October 12, 2025, 3:51 pm
Hamas reappears on Gaza’s streets, and two of three militias that fought it go quiet
For now, the terror group’s reappearance is relatively limited, but reports are mounting of it pursuing those who have resisted it. And many Gazans fear a return of terror rule
By Nurit Yohanan
Yasser Abu Shabab (right) and members of his group in Gaza are seen in an undated video posted by the group. (screen capture: Facebook, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 5, 2025, 5:32 pm
Israel providing guns to Gaza gang to bolster opposition to Hamas
Security cabinet wasn’t informed of plan to start arming Abu Shabab group, which was created in Rafah last year and has its roots in looting aid trucks
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A protester carries a Proud Boys banner while other members start to unfurl a large US flag in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, September 7, 2020 (AP/Andrew Selsky).
March 13, 2021, 2:38 am
‘Democracy is not working’: 8-minute interview with a member of the Proud Boys
‘Odin,’ a former Muslim, has donated to former US president Donald Trump, would be happy to see Trump Jr. on the national stage, and is convinced the vote was stolen
By Gabe Stutman
Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 25, 2020, with another armed civilian. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)
September 24, 2020, 2:09 pm
Lawsuit asks US court to force Facebook to ban militia posts
Plaintiffs claim social network’s failure to remove call to arms led to 2 deaths during night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin
By Todd Richman
Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 25, 2020, with another armed civilian. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)
September 2, 2020, 1:48 am
ADL sees dangers in ‘militia movement’ behind Portland and Kenosha shootings
Center on Extremism analyst Alex Friedfeld delves into the emerging trend of armed gunmen at hot spots, who claim to ‘protect’ residents from BLM protesters as US unrest snowballs
By Ben Sales
Larry Hopkins, seated, also known as Striker, the leader of the United Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops militia, inside the team's camper near the US-Mexico border in Anapra, New Mexico, March 20, 2019. (Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
April 25, 2019, 11:39 pm
FBI: Militia group was training to assassinate Soros, Obama and Hillary Clinton
Leader of the United Constitutional Patriots reportedly said it sought to retaliate for the targets’ support of anti-fascist activists
By JTA
Law enforcement officials investigate an explosion at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, August 5, 2017. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
January 24, 2019, 11:27 am
Two men expected to plead guilty in Minnesota mosque bombing
Militia members also accused of throwing a pipe bomb into an Illinois abortion clinic that failed to explode
By AP
This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian president Bashar Assad, right, meeting with Iran's Defense minister Amir Hatami, in Damascus, Syria, on August 26, 2018. (SANA via AP)
August 27, 2018, 11:27 am
Syria, Iran agree to expand defense ties, amid efforts to remove forces
Iran to have ‘presence, participation and assistance’ in reconstruction of country, Tehran defense chief says, despite international bid to get Iran-backed fighters out of country
By ToI Staff and AFP
Members of the pro-Syrian government forces ride on a tank as it drives down a street in the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal, on November 20, 2017. (AFP/ STRINGER)
August 26, 2018, 10:01 am
Pro-Iran militias turn on Assad, try to establish land corridor to Mediterranean
Israel worriedly follows developments around key border crossing in eastern Syria, where battles between longtime civil war allies have been reported for first time
By Avi Issacharoff
Members of the Ku Klux Klan and others arriving for a rally calling for the protection of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia, July 8, 2017. (AFP Photo/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)
February 28, 2018, 11:47 pm
Virginia shoots down bills stemming from Charlottesville rally
Despite flaws found in handling of white nationalist gathering, Republican assembly buries all bids to restrict militias, extremists
By Sarah Rankin
ImageSat International images of what is thought to be an Iranian military base in Syria, close to the Syrian-Israeli border, November 16, 2017. (Hadashot news screenshot)
February 19, 2018, 8:17 pm
Iran has 10 military bases in Syria, two near Israel border — analyst
Up to 20,000 fighters trained by Tehran are in country, now focused on Israel, after neutralizing IS threat, NY Times reports
By Michael Bachner
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