Yasser Abu Sabab, leader of the pro-Israel armed faction Popular Front in Gaza, has been reported dead, according to Israeli media. A Bedouin tribesman and former prisoner, Abu Sabab had aligned himself with Tel Aviv against Hamas after escaping jail during Israel’s 2023 Gaza offensive. He was accused of multiple crimes, including theft of relief supplies. Following the October ceasefire, Hamas reportedly ordered his capture or killing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously acknowledged that Israel had armed anti-Hamas groups in Gaza, including Abu Sabab’s faction. Despite the ceasefire, Rafah remains volatile, with frequent gunfire and ongoing clashes. Abu Sabab had recently directed his fighters to “free Rafah of terrorists,” referring to Hamas militants. Israeli Army Radio claimed he died at Soroka Hospital in southern Israel, though the hospital denied this. The exact circumstances of his death remain unclear.