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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/12/06/hamas-appoints-new-commanders-as-militias-seek-revenge/
While Hamas Continues to Rebuild, So Do Anti-Hamas Militias
(Israel Hayom) Shachar Kleiman - Although Hamas has lost most of its military and political leadership in Gaza, along with more than 20,000 fighters, it still maintains control in the western part of Gaza beyond the Yellow Line, and even more so underground. While Yasser Abu Shabab, head of the anti-Hamas Popular Forces militia in eastern Rafah, was killed during clashes involving a Palestinian clan, his deputy, Rassan al-Dahini, was quickly appointed as his successor. Hossam al-Astal, head of another anti-Hamas militia in Khan Yunis, told Israel Hayom that the Popular Forces in Rafah would survive Abu Shabab's death. Additional militia leaders including Rami Khalas and Shauki Abu Nasira are continuing to oppose Hamas in Gaza. These men previously served in the Palestinian Authority's security apparatus.