After being evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva, he was pronounced dead.

Abu Shabab, who commanded a force of several hundred armed men, accused Hamas of looting aid supplies and fostering chaos and corruption. Hamas accused him of treason and of serving as an Israeli proxy, attacked his men and released footage showing gunmen being killed.

Palestinian sources reported in late May that a new armed force was taking control of food trucks in Rafah in southern Gaza. The militia was led by Abu Shabab, who previously served time in a Hamas prison.

According to Hamas-linked circles, he was able to break out following an Israeli airstrike during the war and subsequently took command of a group estimated at 100 to 300 armed men.

Originally published by Israel Hayom.