Israeli and Palestinian media reported that the group is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser Abu Shabab.

Israeli Lawmaker Avigdor Lieberman Alleged Netanyahu Is Now Supporting a New Militia to Counter Hamas. Sources Told Haaretz Last Week That an Armed Group Tied to Yasser Abu Shabab…

First acknowledgement Israel using armed gangs, which aid groups have accused of stealing aid from trucks.

Israel has been criticised for giving weapons to a group of "criminals and felons".

Il premier conferma il sostegno al clan armato anti-Hamas: “Salva la vita dei soldati israeliani”

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas, following comments by a former…

PM says it ‘saves lives of Israeli soldiers’, after accusations government is giving weapons to ‘criminals and felons’

Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the Palestinian movement Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted after comments by a...

Israeli and Palestinian media reported that the group is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser Abu Shabab.

IJERUSALEM: Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But officials from the UN and aid organizations say the military…

Israel assumes that the gang led by Yasser Abu Shabab will always be under its control as it arms it and indirectly funds it. However, bitter experience shows that such militias…