Shuja'iyya Popular Defense Forces
| Shuja'iyya Popular Defense Forces | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Rami Hilles Ahmed Jundeya |
| Dates of operation | 2025 – present |
| Split from | Hilles clan Jundeya clan |
| Country | Palestine |
| Headquarters | Shuja'iyya, Gaza City |
| Active regions | Eastern Gaza City (including Shuja'iyya, Zaytun, and Tuffah neighbourhoods) |
| Ideology | Anti-Hamas |
| Allies | Israel Palestinian Authority (allegedly) |
| Opponents | |
| Wars | |
The Shuja'iyya Popular Defense Forces (Arabic: قوات الدفاع الشعبي للشجاعية, romanized: Quwwat al-Diffa al-Sha'bi lil-Shuja'yia) is an Israeli-backed anti-Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip led and founded by Rami Hilles and Ahmed Jundeya. Operating within the Israeli-controlled side of the Yellow Line, the group is based in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, and is also active in the adjacent Zeitoun and Tuffah neighborhoods. The group is composed of dozens of fighters primarily drawn from the Hilles clan and the Jundeya clan.
The Shuja'iyya Popular Defense Forces was erroneously initially conflated with the entire Hilles clan, but is now known to be a "rogue faction" that has been disavowed by clan leadership.