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Hamas Charges Gaza Clan Leader Abu Shabab With Treason and Sets Ten-Day Surrender Deadline

The Gaza court’s order follows accusations that Abu Shabab’s armed Bedouin clan has been looting humanitarian aid under covert Israeli support.

A Palestinian man inspects the site of an Israeli strike on a house that took place on Monday, in Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip, July 1, 2025.REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
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Overview

  • The Hamas-run Revolutionary Court accused Yasser Abu Shabab of treason, collaborating with hostile entities and armed rebellion, and ordered him to surrender within ten days.
  • Hamas warned it will try Abu Shabab in absentia if he fails to turn himself in to Gaza authorities.
  • The Popular Forces militia led by Abu Shabab is accused of seizing UN aid convoys in southern Gaza under clandestine Israeli backing.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged activating local clans to protect relief routes, though Israel has not publicly confirmed direct ties to Abu Shabab’s group.
  • Abu Shabab’s militia denies collaboration with Israel and insists it protects humanitarian shipments from theft even as tensions escalate over territorial control.