{"id":52691,"date":"2025-09-21T22:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/deputy-head-of-gazan-abu-shabab-anti-hamas-militia-wishes-the-jewish-people-a-happy-new-year\/21\/09\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T22:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:04:57","slug":"deputy-head-of-gazan-abu-shabab-anti-hamas-militia-wishes-the-jewish-people-a-happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/deputy-head-of-gazan-abu-shabab-anti-hamas-militia-wishes-the-jewish-people-a-happy-new-year\/21\/09\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy head of Gazan Abu Shabab anti-Hamas militia wishes the Jewish people a &#8216;happy new year&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ghassan Duhine, the deputy of an anti-Hamas resistance group in the Gaza Strip issued a Rosh Hashanah statement on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ghassan Duhine, deputy head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/presence-armed-anti-hamas-groups-212437586.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Abu Shabab militia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Abu Shabab militia<\/a> in the Gaza Strip, wished the Jewish people a happy New Year in a social media post on Sunday. The post included a handwritten note in Hebrew seen by <em>The Jerusalem Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Duhine extended &#8220;sincere congratulations to our Arab Jews, especially, to the Jewish people in general, and all those who celebrate this holiday around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Several Hamas supporters took to social media to express disapproval of Duhine&#8217;s statement. They accused Duhine of being a &#8220;traitor to his homeland and religion&#8221; and a lackey of &#8220;his Zionist masters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some pro-Hamas activists issued death threats, wishing Duhine to be &#8220;dragged through the streets of Gaza&#8221; paired with images a red crosshairs target overlaid on Duhine&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Who is the Abu Shabab group?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Abu Shabab, named for their leader, Yasser Abu Shabab, is an anti-Hamas, Israel-aligned resistance group operating within the enclave.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>members of the Abu Shabab Popular Forces militia in the Gaza Strip. (credit: SCREENSHOT\/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The armed group&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/gaza-militia-leader-abu-shabab-130829997.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:stated goal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">stated goal<\/a> is &#8220;to meet the need for civilian protection, humanitarian aid distribution, and securing areas that will not fall victim to terror or local extremism,&#8221; according to Yasser Abu Shabab himself in a conversation with <em>Walla, <\/em>&#8220;we will protect civilians, create international pressure, and push for an end to the violence that no one wants to escalate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As Israel&#8217;s offensive in Gaza City proceeds and Hamas appears to be weakening, it has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/armed-gaza-clans-turn-hamas-204024387.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">reported<\/a> that Abu Shabab forces have actively engaged in combat against Hamas terrorists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Liran Haroni and Amir Bohbot contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/deputy-head-gazan-abu-shabab-000731542.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghassan Duhine, the deputy of an anti-Hamas resistance group in the Gaza Strip issued a Rosh Hashanah statement on social media. 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