🇵🇸🇵🇸❌🇵🇸 — A Palestinian militia in Gaza led by Yasser Abu Shabab, backed by Israel & the Palestinian Authority, is operating in Rafah under IDF protection, reports Haaretz

➡️ A new Palestinian militia has recently begun operating in southern Gaza, two sources told Haaretz

➡️ They patrol ahead of IDF troops, hunt Hamas fighters, & distribute aid alongside UN and American PMCs

➡️ According to the sources, the group is linked to a man identifying himself as Yasser Abu Shabab.

➡️ Videos circulating on social media in recent days appear to support the claim, showing armed Palestinians in Gaza wearing standard military gear, including vests, helmets and insignia such as the Palestinian flag and a patch labeled "Anti-Terror Service" in both English and Arabic.

➡️ Abu Shabab, a member of a large Bedouin family in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, is known as a powerful and well-connected figure in the Gaza Strip.

➡️ According to sources who spoke with Haaretz, he previously served prison sentences in Hamas-run jails for criminal offenses.

➡️ Abu Shabab told the Post that his group's operation was born out of desperation, adding, "Hamas has left us with nothing."