Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades

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Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades
ألوية الناصر صلاح الدين
LeaderAbu Sayyaf (since 2015)[1]
SpokespersonAbu Ataya
Foundation2000
Dates of operation2001 (2001)–present
HeadquartersGaza City
Active regionsGaza Strip, West Bank, Israel
IdeologySunni Islamism[citation needed]
Islamic fundamentalism[citation needed]
Islamic nationalism[citation needed]
Palestinian nationalism
Anti-Zionism
Anti-imperialism[citation needed]
Notable attacksKidnapping 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
2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
StatusActive
Means of revenueIran, Hezbollah
AlliesState allies:
Non-state allies:[citation needed]
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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

These 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,[citation needed] 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,[2] and the death of one of its members in an Israeli raid was one of the reasons for the outbreak of Gaza–Israel clashes in November 2018.[3]

In December 2023, the brigades reportedly engaged in combat with the Israel Defense Forces in Khan Yunis on the southern front of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Popular Resistance Committee Backgrounder: 2018".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Israel-Gaza violence erupts after covert op killings". BBC.com. 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Iran Update, December 6, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2023-12-11.