Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has killed many top leaders of Hamas and greatly weakened the terrorist organization, prompting other gangs and militias to step into the power vacuum.

Some of those gangs have grown strong enough to fight Hamas, which once ruled its Gaza territory with an iron fist.

The National on Tuesday profiled some of the rising stars in Palestinian tyranny, including the Al Astal gang, headed by a canny warlord called Yasser Abu Shabab. Several other clans belong to Shabab’s militia, which calls itself the Popular Army.

Some of these gangs rep

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