Ghassan Duhine

Ghassan Duhine
Ghassan Duhine
Leader of the Popular Forces
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 December 2025
Preceded by	Yasser Abu Shabab
Commander of Popular Forces' military wing Counter-Terrorism Service
	In office; 2024 – 4 December 2025
Personal details
Born	Ghassan Duhine; 3 October 1987; Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Military service
Allegiance	Popular Forces administration (2024–present) Formerly: Palestinian Authority (until 2007); Army of Islam (2007–?); ;
Unit	Counter-Terrorism Service; Palestinian National Security Forces (formerly)
Battles/wars	Israeli–Palestinian conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Gaza war; ; Palestinian internal political violence Salafi jihadist insurgency in the Gaza Strip; Hamas–Popular Forces conflict 2025 Rafah ambush (WIA); ; ; ;

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Ghassan Duhine (Arabic: غسان الدهيني; born 3 October 1987) is the second and current leader of the Israeli-backed Popular Forces armed group in the Gaza Strip. Following the killing of the group's founder Yasser Abu Shabab in a dispute with the Abu Suneima family on 4 December 2025, Duhine declared himself the new leader of the group. Ghassan served as the commander of the Popular Forces' military wing Counter-Terrorism Service and formerly a senior commander to Yasser Abu Shabab.