Tulkarm Brigade كتيبة طولكرم | |
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Founder | Saif Abu Labdeh |
Leaders | Amir Abu Khadijeh Jihad Shehadeh |
Dates of operation | 2022–present |
Headquarters | Tulkarm |
Active regions | Palestine Israel |
Ideology | Palestinian self-determination Palestinian nationalism |
Status | Active |
Part of | Hamas PIJ (as Rapid Response Group) Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades |
Opponents | Israel |
Battles and wars | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Israel |
The Tulkarm Brigade is an armed Palestinian militant group which is affiliated with various Palestinian political factions. The Tulkarm Brigade appeared first in March 2022 in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm in the West Bank, and is based in the city of Tulkarm and its camps (Tulkarm camp and Noor Sham camp). The battalion was established in late 2021 as a group for the Al-Quds Brigades, although it became independent in March 2022 with its founder Saif Abu Labdeh. Many fighters from Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades joined this group, and in early 2023 many Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades members joined the battalion under the name "Rapid Response Group" founded by Amir Abu Khadijeh. Israel was forced to takeover Tulkarm in 2023 and 2024 to carry out its military campaign against the battalion, as Israel considers the Tulkarm Brigade to be a terrorist organization.[1]
References
- ^ "مقاتلو كتيبة طولكرم للجزيرة نت: هكذا نطور عملنا العسكري". قناة الجزيرة (in Arabic). 2023-12-17. Archived from the original on 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-17.