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.