Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades
| Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades ألوية الناصر صلاح الدين | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades | |
| Leader | Abu Sayyaf (since 2015)[1] |
| Spokesperson | Abu Ataya |
| Foundation | 2000 |
| Dates of operation | 2001–present |
| Headquarters | Gaza City |
| Active regions | Gaza Strip, West Bank, Israel |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Islamic nationalism Palestinian nationalism Anti-Zionism Anti-imperialism Salafi jihadism (Liwa al-Tawhid) |
| Notable attacks | Kidnapping of Ghazi al-Jabali Murder of Hatuel family Murder of Moussa Arafat Kidnapping and murder of Eliyahu Asheri 2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks (accused by Israel) 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present) |
| Status | Active |
| Size | 5,000 |
| Part of | Popular Resistance Committees |
| Allies | State allies:Non-state allies:[citation needed] |
| Flag |  |
The al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades (Arabic: ألوية الناصر صلاح الدين, lit. 'Brigades of Saladin the Victorious') is the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, a set of various Palestinian militant organizations that operate in the Gaza Strip.
History
The Brigades participated in Operation Dispersive Illusion (Arabic: الوهم المتبدد), which resulted in the capture of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The group is also known for blowing up a Merkava tank,[2] the main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces.
The Brigades fought during the Gaza War from December 2008 to January 2009.
The group also took part in the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict,[3] and the death of one of its members in an Israeli raid was one of the reasons for the outbreak of the Gaza–Israel clashes in November 2018.[4]
The Brigades have been fighting alongside the al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas and other allied Palestinian factions in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war (2023-present).[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Popular Resistance Committee Backgrounder: 2018".
- ^ "Popular Resistance Committee Backgrounder: 2018". CAMERA. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Qassam brigades claim rocket, mortar fire at southern Israel Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine", Ma'an News Agency, Monday 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Israel-Gaza violence erupts after covert op killings". BBC.com. 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Not only Hamas: eight factions at war with Israel in Gaza". Newsweek. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "With Al-Qassam and Al-Quds Brigades, four other armed Palestinian factions are fighting Israel in Gaza". The New Arab. 22 May 2024.