The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) said Abu Shabab’s death in an area under Israeli military protection underscored Israel’s inability and failure to safeguard its informants. The statement added that “certain death, disgrace and humiliation” await anyone who aligns with Israel, asserting that collaborators have no place among Palestinians.

The committee said it would continue to act as a defensive shield for Palestinian families and tribes and would prevent any individual or group from undermining national and social unity through cooperation with Israel.

Israeli media reported on Thursday that Abu Shabab, described as the leader of pro-Israel collaborators in Gaza, was killed in a targeted attack by unknown assailants