The head of an armed Palestinian faction that opposes Hamas in Gaza died while mediating a family dispute, the group said on Thursday, in what would be a blow to Israeli efforts to support Gazan clans against the Islamist movement. Israel's policy of backing anti-Hamas clans took shape as it pressed the Gaza offensive against the group, aiming to end its rule of the coastal strip in the wake of the October 7, 2023 attacks on communities in southern Israel. In an article published in the Wall Street Journal in July, Abu Shabab - a member of the Tarabin Bedouin tribe - said his group had established its own administration in the Rafah area and urged U.S. and Arab nations to recognise and support it.
Published at: 2025-12-04 21:35:54
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