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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades كتائب شهداء الأقصى [a] Leader Yasser Arafat (former) Dates of operation 2000–present Ideology Palestinian nationalism Anti-Zionism Secularism Part of Fatah (until 2007) Allies Al-Qassam Brigades Al-Quds Brigades Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades ...
A variety of local Palestinian militias have been formed in the West Bank to fight against Israel, which has occupied the region since 1967.These militias have taken on primarily defensive roles, engaging the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during its raids into the West Bank's Palestinian enclaves, while also occasionally conducting offensive operations against Israeli military outposts ...
Pages in category "Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades attacks" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The following is a list of alleged and confirmed assassinations reported to have been conducted by the State of Israel. It includes attempts on persons who were reported to have been specifically targeted by the various Israeli security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies. 1950s Date Place ...
The Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack was a Palestinian sniper attack against Israeli soldiers and civilians on March 3, 2002. A lone Palestinian sniper, 22-year-old Tha'ir Kayid Hammad (Arabic: ثائر كايد حمّاد), a member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades from the village of Silwad carried out the attack.
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the military branch of the Fatah movement, claimed responsibility for the attack. According to the New York Times , the "Palestinian gunman mistook him for a Jew." [ 2 ] Khoury's father said, "I am against all violent attacks against innocent civilians whether it be against Israeli civilians or Palestinian civilians."
Although some units retained the name al-Asifah throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Fatah eventually re-branded its armed wing from al-Asifah to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades following the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000. [5]
Al-Aqsa (/ æ l ˈ æ k s ə /; Arabic: الأَقْصَى, romanized: Al-Aqṣā) or al-Masjid al-Aqṣā (Arabic: المسجد الأقصى) [2] is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Dome of the Rock, many mosques and prayer halls, madrasas, zawiyas, khalwas and other domes ...