On Abu Shabab, on May 30th 2025 his family disowned him due to collaboration, saying:
“Statement from the Abu Shabab Family in Gaza Regarding Our Son Yasser Abu Shabab and His Security Group Operating in Rafah
To the Palestinian people,
We, the elders and dignitaries of the Abu Shabab family, issue this important and clear national statement in light of the difficult circumstances our people are facing under aggression and genocide. This is a defining moment that requires clarity from everyone. We affirm our family’s firm and historical stance in support of our people’s just cause:
1.Initially, we supported our son Yasser Abu Shabab morally, based on his claims that he was helping secure humanitarian aid during the war and that his work was not connected to any organizational or security framework.
2.Over time, however, we received credible information from individuals close to him, indicating his involvement in suspicious security activities that could not be ignored.
3.We, the elders of the Abu Shabab family, held an extended meeting and unanimously decided to reject any actions that would tarnish our family’s honorable national reputation.
4.The next day, we summoned Yasser and confronted him responsibly. He presented some footage in an attempt to clear his name, claiming his role was purely humanitarian. However, he did not provide proof of any other activities.
5.We, like the rest of the public, were shocked when the resistance broadcast footage showing Yasser’s group engaged in dangerous security work, even participating as undercover agents (mista’arvim) supporting the Israeli occupation forces.
6.Therefore, we declare before God, our people, and our brave resistance:
•We completely disown Yasser Abu Shabab. He has strayed from our family’s national and moral path. Neither he nor those who work with him represent our honorable family, which has long sacrificed for Palestine.
•We will pursue and hold him accountable by all means necessary and will not allow him to stain our family’s reputation. He misled us for too long.
•We call on anyone involved in his group to immediately disown him publicly. Anyone who does not will face severe consequences. We openly declare: his blood is forfeit.
7.Yasser will not be accepted back into the family unless he publicly repents before the Palestinian people and surrenders to the family elders to face traditional accountability measures that will restore our family’s dignity and erase this shame.
8.We ask the Palestinian public to understand the difficult position we have been placed in without our will and to recognize that Yasser’s actions do not represent the Abu Shabab family, which has always stood at the heart of the national resistance.
May God have mercy on the martyrs and protect our people from division and conspiracy.”