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Gaza Militia Leader Abu Shabab Killed in Rafah Dispute

Gaza Militia Leader Abu Shabab Killed in Rafah Dispute

Gaza Militia Leader Abu Shabab Killed in Rafah Dispute
Above: Civilians at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on Dec. 4, 2025. Image credit: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images

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Anti-Hamas militias in Gaza represent ordinary Palestinians fighting back against terrorist oppression and looting. These groups protect civilians, distribute aid and offer hope for a future without extremism. Hamas responds with executions and torture because it fears losing control to popular movements that reject violence.

Israeli-backed militias are criminal gangs with no legitimate support, imposed through colonial divide-and-rule tactics. Abu Shabab was a convicted drug trafficker armed by Israel to spark civil war among Palestinians. Even his own clan banished him for collaboration, proving that leadership cannot be manufactured by outside powers.

Anti-Hamas militias in Gaza represent ordinary Palestinians fighting back against terrorist oppression and looting. These groups protect civilians, distribute aid and offer hope for a future without extremism. Hamas responds with executions and torture because it fears losing control to popular movements that reject violence.

Israeli-backed militias are criminal gangs with no legitimate support, imposed through colonial divide-and-rule tactics. Abu Shabab was a convicted drug trafficker armed by Israel to spark civil war among Palestinians. Even his own clan banished him for collaboration, proving that leadership cannot be manufactured by outside powers.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 14% chance that Israel will take control of Gaza City before Jan. 20, 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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