Abu Shabab's death would be a boost to Hamas, which branded him a collaborator and ordered its fighters to kill or capture him.

A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” one Israeli official said.

Sisi: Israel must sign gas agreement with Egypt to meet

President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan is set to enter a new phase within weeks, but crucial pieces of the agreement remain undefined as Israel tightens its military grip on the battered enclave.

Tension escalated in southern Gaza after Yasser Abu Shabab, the prominent leader of the Popular Forces militia and a known critic of Hamas, was shot dead under mysterious circumstances near Rafah. His death has sparked conflicting claims and intensified speculation about