Yasser Abu Shabab, Popular Forces group head, the unofficial Israel-backed militia group in Gaza, was killed.

In his short lifespan, Abu Shabab was widely derided by fellow Palestinians as many believed the Popular Forces group was funded by the Israeli Army, although it presented as the main opposition to Hamas.

It initially projected itself as the “Anti-Terror Service.” By May this year, Popular Forces became a well-armed group of at least 100 fighters operating in Israeli-controlled areas of Gaza.

Shabab’s group took to Facebook to announce his death. According to the post, their leader was fatally shot as he tried to “resolve a dispute” among members of the Abu Suneima family, clarifying he was not “killed by Hamas.”

Israeli media had earlier reported that Abu Shabab was killed in

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