The “Popular Forces” militia, led by Yasser Abu Shabab, issued an official statement confirming Abu Shabab’s death. According to the announcement, “he was hit by gunfire while attempting to resolve a clan dispute,” and the group…
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Heading to US, Netanyahu faces tough sledding as Trump cools on aggressive stance
It appears that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed back to the US this month for his fifth visit since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, and his first since the ceasefire went into effect in Gaza.
Trump…
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Not a Ceasefire Day 55
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the wounded in Gaza who have lost their limbs are calling on the world to acknowledge their suffering and allow the entry of medical supplies and prosthetic limbs. (Mohammed Asad/Middle… Continue Reading
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Bank of Israel governor warns funding yeshiva students, draft exemptions threatens growth
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron warned cabinet ministers on Thursday that proposed government spending on the ultra-Orthodox community failing to draft members of the community — instead further deepening the military burden on…
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Gaza gang leader and Israeli collaborator Yasser Abu Shabab has been killed, reports say – Mondoweiss
Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of one of the largest gangs in Gaza accused of collaborating with the Israeli army during the genocide, has been reported dead, according to reports from Israeli media.
Abu Shabab, a known criminal and…
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Yasser abu Shabab, leader of Israel-backed militia, killed in Gaza | Gaza
The leader of a Israeli-backed militia in Gaza has been killed, dealing a major blow to Israel’s efforts to build up its own Palestinian proxies to confront Hamas.
Yasser abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader based in the Israeli-held zone of the…
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FBI makes arrest in investigation into pipe bombs placed in DC on eve of Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON — The FBI made an arrest on Thursday in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated…
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IDF to seize hundreds of dunams of West Bank land for internal security barrier
The Israel Defense Forces has issued seizure orders against hundreds of dunams of private Palestinian land in the northern Jordan Valley region of the West Bank for the purpose of building a security barrier within the territory, designed,…
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Gaza militia leader Abu Shabab was beaten to death over cooperation with Israel, offi
Yasser Abu Shabab, the head of a militia operating in southern Gaza that had cooperated with Israel, died after being beaten during a dispute with members of his own group, Israeli security officials said Thursday. Earlier reports circulating in…Continue Reading
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Intel officers censured, dismissed over death of soldier during Krav Maga training
Several intelligence officers were censured or dismissed from their roles over the death of a soldier during Krav Maga training earlier this year, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday.
On March 26, Sgt. Yosef Haim Tzvi Serlin,…
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