After nearly four months of the cessation of Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, and about two weeks after the second phase of US President Donald Trump's peace plan began, and the formation of a 'Peace Council' under his chairmanship, alongside a Palestinian technocratic committee headed by Engineer Ali Shaath, the scene in the Strip remains bleak. In Gaza, which witnessed unprecedented destruction, different kinds of challenges emerged immediately after the ceasefire was announced, as armed groups linked to Israel seek to spread chaos and push it towards civil strife.
Video clips broadcast by Ghassan Al-Dahini, the leader of one of these groups, reveal insults directed at Adham Attallah Al-Akr, a leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Rafah city. Al-Akr appeared in the video stripped of his clothes and showed signs of extreme emaciation due to the tunnel blockade and food shortages. Al-Dahini, who succeeded Yasser Abu Shababa in leading the 'Popular Forces' militia, threatened Hamas with 'inquisition courts' similar to those that took place in Spain, claiming that his group would not allow the sabotage of peace efforts.
Sources reported that Al-Akr was one of the steadfast Qassam leaders in the 'Al-Jneina neighborhood' in Rafah, and contact with him was lost three months ago before he was spotted by the Israeli army or Al-Dahini's militia. The Israeli army announced last Friday that it had spotted eight armed men emerging from a tunnel in Rafah, killing three of them, while it is believed that Al-Dahini handed Al-Akr over to the occupation after abusing and filming him.
For its part, the Fatah movement denied any connection to Al-Dahini, describing his actions as 'a betrayal of its values and goals,' and emphasizing that the fate of collaborators with the occupation is downfall. The 'National Gathering of Palestinian Tribes, Clans, and Families' also described the attack as a heinous crime and barbaric behavior that does not represent the Palestinian tribes, which had previously disavowed Al-Dahini and Abu Shababa.
Reports indicate that the phenomenon of armed militias in Gaza, such as Al-Dahini's group in Rafah, Rami Helles in Shuja'iyya, Ashraf Al-Mansi in the North, and Hussam Al-Astal in Khan Younis, is a product of a plan by the Israeli 'Shin Bet' agency, approved by Benjamin Netanyahu, to create a military alternative to confront Hamas. Yasser Abu Shababa, the founder of these forces, was killed in December 2025 after a history of involvement in criminal activities and looting humanitarian aid under Israeli protection.
The Israeli occupation will not provide protection to those who cooperate with it from popular punishment, and history has proven that the fate of agents is downfall and accountability.
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Appearance of Occupation-Linked Militias in Gaza: Ghassan Al-Dahini Abuses a Qassam Leader in Rafah