By Garsha Vazirian

The traitor’s grave buries Israel’s proxy dream in Gaza

How Abu Shabab’s downfall exposes the limits of imposed governance and the resilience of social legitimacy

TEHRAN – When the ISIS-linked Yasser Abu Shabab fell, Israel lost more than a proxy commander. Tel Aviv saw its “day after” blueprint for Gaza shaken at the roots.

By Wesam Bahrani 

Israel utterly failed to shield its protégé in Gaza

TEHRAN – The occupying Israeli regime suffered a setback after its most prominent militia leader was killed in Gaza. 

WSJ instrumentalizing discourse to justify genocide

MADRID – The recent editorial published by the Wall Street Journal, attributed to Yasser Abu Shabab—a local leader in Gaza linked to a militia associated with ISIS and, according to various critical reports, armed by Israel to fight Hamas—does not represent an autonomous analysis or a genuine voice of the Palestinian reality. Rather, it is a statement constructed under the influence of colonial forces seeking to justify systematic violence and the ongoing genocide in Gaza, while simultaneously facilitating internal fragmentation and control through tactical alliances with local actors.