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al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades

January 01, 1970

The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Arabic: كتائب شهداء الأقصى; Romanised Kataeb Shuhada Al-Aqsa)[2][1] is a coalition of Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank.[7] The organization has been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the European Union,[9][10] Canada,[11] Japan,[12] New Zealand,[13] and the United States.[14]

al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
كتائب شهداء الأقصى‎
Kataeb Shuhada Al-Aqsa[1][2][3][4][5][6]
LeaderYasser Arafat (former)
Dates of operation2000–present
Ideology
Part of Fatah (until 2007)
Allies Hamas
 Palestinian Islamic Jihad
 Popular Resistance Committees
Fatah (until 2007)
Opponents Israel
Fatah (since 2007)
Designated as a terrorist group by Israel
 United States
 European Union
 Canada
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Japan

Relationship with Fatah and the Palestinian Authority

The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades were formed in Balata Camp, near Nablus in the West Bank, following a controversial visit in September 2000 by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and a large police contingent to Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades had a close connection to Fatah under the leadership of Yasser Arafat, although this connection was weakened following Arafat's death in 2004. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades continues to be aligned with Fatah politically.[7]

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades announced their separation from the Fatah party in 2007, coinciding with President Mahmoud Abbas’s announcement of a decree banning all armed militias.[15] The Fatah movement does not currently officially adopt the military wing, and its statements and websites are devoid of any reference to it or its members and leaders.[16] In 2007 to 2008 some members defected to the Palestinian Authority while others formed Islamist splinter groups such as the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) in the Gaza Strip.[17] Ibrahim al-Nabulsi has been described as "a Fatah leader from Kataeb Shuhada' Al-Aqsa"[4] but it is possible that many people have separate affiliations to both.

Before 2007

Since 2002, some leaders in Fatah have reportedly tried to get the brigades to stop attacking civilians.[18]

In November 2003, BBC journalists uncovered a payment by Fatah[citation needed] of $50,000 a month to al-Aqsa.[19] This investigation, combined with the documents found by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), led the government of Israel to draw the conclusion that the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades had always been directly funded by Yasser Arafat.[citation needed]

On 18 December 2003, Fatah asked the leaders of the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigades to join the Fatah Council, recognizing it officially as part of the Fatah organization.[20]

In June 2004, then Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei openly stated this: "We have clearly declared that the Aksa Martyrs' Brigades are part of Fatah. We are committed to them and Fatah bears full responsibility for the group."[21]

2007 amnesty deal

In July 2007, Israel and the Palestinian Authority reached an amnesty deal under which 178 al-Aqsa gunmen surrendered their arms to the Palestinian Authority, renounced future anti-Israel violence and were permitted to join Palestinian security forces.[22] Later agreements in 2007 and 2008 added more gunmen to the list of those granted amnesty in exchange for ending violence, eventually bringing the total to over 300.[23]

On 22 August 2007, according to Arutz Sheva, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade announced that it was backing out of its commitment and promise to refrain from attacks against Israel and the Israeli backed amnesty deal giving amnesty to 178 al-Aqsa gunmen who agreed to stop militant activities against Israel and surrender their weapons.[24] al-Aqsa said that it backed out of the deal due to the IDF's arrest of two militants who were supposed to be on the amnesty list. According to the IDF, they said they caught the two men at a checkpoint and said they were involved in "terrorist activity" which consequently mandated their arrest according to the stipulations of the amnesty deal. Shortly after backing out of the amnesty deal and its promise of stopping to attack Israel that Al Aqsa agreed to a month earlier, al-Aqsa gunmen in Gaza have announced that they are starting to launch hundreds of rockets and mortar shells at Israeli towns and cities and named the campaign, "Hole in the Wall II."[24]

Notable members

Notable members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade includes active militants and militants that were killed or arrested by the Israeli security forces.

Militant activities

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are responsible for numerous attacks in the West Bank, targeting both Israelis and Palestinians. In 2002, for example, they killed Ikhlas Khouli for collaborating with Israel.[27] In November and December 2003, they killed the brother of Ghassan Shakaa (the mayor of Nablus).[28] In February 2004, Shakaa filed his resignation from office in protest of the Palestinian Authority's lack of action against the armed militias "rampaging" the city.[29][30] During the first three months of 2004, a number of attacks on journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip were blamed on the Brigades as well, including the attack on the Arab television station Al Arabiya's West Bank offices by masked men who identified themselves as members of the Brigades. Palestinian journalists in Gaza called a general strike on 9 February 2004 to protest this rising violence against journalists.[31]

The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades have taken prominent part in the July 2004 riots in the Gaza Strip, in which Palestinian officers were kidnapped and PA security headquarters buildings and policemen were attacked by gunmen.[32] These riots led the Palestinian cabinet to declare a state of emergency. One media outlet described the situation in the Palestinian Authority as anarchy and chaos.[citation needed]

The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades have carried out several joint attacks with the Islamist group Hamas. These attacks were committed mainly in the Gaza Strip.[33] The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades have also carried out joint attack with other militant groups such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad, The Popular Resistance Committees and with Hezbollah in the West Bank.

The European Union's Gaza offices were raided by 15 masked gunmen from al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades on 30 January 2006. They demanded apologies from Denmark and Norway regarding the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons and left 30 minutes later without shots fired or injuries.[34]

On 9 June 2007, in a failed assault on an IDF position at the Kissufim crossing between Gaza and Israel in a possible attempt to kidnap IDF soldiers, 4 armed members of the al-Quds Brigades – the military wing of Islamic Jihad – and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades as the then military wing of Fatah used a vehicle marked with "TV" and "PRESS" insignia, penetrated the border fence, and assaulted a guard tower in what Islamic Jihad and the army said was a failed attempt to capture an Israeli soldier. IDF troops killed one militant, while the others escaped. The use of a vehicle that resembled a press vehicle evoked a sharp response from many journalists and news organizations, including the Foreign Press Association[35] and Human Rights Watch.[36]

On 14 July 2007, Zakaria Zubeidi – who was considered the local al-Aqsa leader for Jenin and the northern West Bank, and who had been wanted for many years for his armed activity against Israel – agreed to cease fighting against Israel[37] after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gave conditional pardon for 178 prisoners from the PA territories.

The organization has been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the European Union,[38][10] Canada,[11] Japan,[39] New Zealand,[13] and the United States.[14]

Notable attacks

See also: List of Palestinian suicide attacks

Some notable attacks (including suicide bombings) committed by the group were:

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)

According to the Institute for the Study of War, during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades engaged in combat with the Israel Defence Forces in various locations throughout the Gaza Strip, including in Gaza City, Khan Yunis, and Juhor ad-Dik.[52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59]

Popular culture

In the Sacha Baron Cohen movie Brüno, the character Brüno interviewed Palestinian Christian Ayman Abu Aita, who was portrayed in the movie as a leader of the militant group. The group released a statement to a Jerusalem-based journalist saying that it was "very upset" that it had been featured in the film.[60] Abu Aita insists that he was tricked into appearing in the film and that he has never been involved with the Martyrs' Brigades. In an interview with Time, Abu Aita stated, "It is true that I was jailed in 2003 ... I was active in resisting the occupation, in non-violent ways."[61] After a clip of the interview was played on the Late Show with David Letterman, Ayman called Baron Cohen a "big liar".[citation needed] Abu Aita subsequently filed a $110 million lawsuit against Baron Cohen and David Letterman,[62] which was settled before trial.[63]

See also

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External links

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  • Profile: al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade
  • The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades: A political tool with an edge 9 October 2002 at the Wayback Machine, from Israel's Institute for Counter-Terrorism.
  • al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Joins the Fatah Council.
  • Daily Life in the Palestininian Authority
  • BBC: Palestinian Authority Funds go to Militants

January 01, 1970
aqsa, martyrs, brigades, arabic, كتائب, شهداء, الأقصى, romanised, kataeb, shuhada, aqsa, coalition, palestinian, armed, groups, west, bank, organization, been, designated, terrorist, organization, israel, european, union, canada, japan, zealand, united, states. The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Arabic كتائب شهداء الأقصى Romanised Kataeb Shuhada Al Aqsa 2 1 is a coalition of Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank 7 The organization has been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel the European Union 9 10 Canada 11 Japan 12 New Zealand 13 and the United States 14 al Aqsa Martyrs Brigadesكتائب شهداء الأقصى Kataeb Shuhada Al Aqsa 1 2 3 4 5 6 LeaderYasser Arafat former Dates of operation2000 presentIdeologyPalestinian nationalism Anti Zionism Secularism 7 8 Part ofFatah until 2007 Allies Hamas Palestinian Islamic Jihad Popular Resistance Committees Fatah until 2007 Opponents Israel Fatah since 2007 Designated as a terrorist group by Israel United States European Union Canada Australia New Zealand Japan Contents 1 Relationship with Fatah and the Palestinian Authority 1 1 Before 2007 1 2 2007 amnesty deal 1 3 Notable members 2 Militant activities 2 1 Notable attacks 2 2 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip 2023 present 3 Popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRelationship with Fatah and the Palestinian AuthorityThe al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades were formed in Balata Camp near Nablus in the West Bank following a controversial visit in September 2000 by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and a large police contingent to Temple Mount in Jerusalem The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades had a close connection to Fatah under the leadership of Yasser Arafat although this connection was weakened following Arafat s death in 2004 The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades continues to be aligned with Fatah politically 7 Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades announced their separation from the Fatah party in 2007 coinciding with President Mahmoud Abbas s announcement of a decree banning all armed militias 15 The Fatah movement does not currently officially adopt the military wing and its statements and websites are devoid of any reference to it or its members and leaders 16 In 2007 to 2008 some members defected to the Palestinian Authority while others formed Islamist splinter groups such as the Popular Resistance Committees PRC in the Gaza Strip 17 Ibrahim al Nabulsi has been described as a Fatah leader from Kataeb Shuhada Al Aqsa 4 but it is possible that many people have separate affiliations to both Before 2007 Since 2002 some leaders in Fatah have reportedly tried to get the brigades to stop attacking civilians 18 In November 2003 BBC journalists uncovered a payment by Fatah citation needed of 50 000 a month to al Aqsa 19 This investigation combined with the documents found by the Israel Defense Forces IDF led the government of Israel to draw the conclusion that the al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades had always been directly funded by Yasser Arafat citation needed On 18 December 2003 Fatah asked the leaders of the al Aqsa Martyr s Brigades to join the Fatah Council recognizing it officially as part of the Fatah organization 20 In June 2004 then Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei openly stated this We have clearly declared that the Aksa Martyrs Brigades are part of Fatah We are committed to them and Fatah bears full responsibility for the group 21 2007 amnesty deal In July 2007 Israel and the Palestinian Authority reached an amnesty deal under which 178 al Aqsa gunmen surrendered their arms to the Palestinian Authority renounced future anti Israel violence and were permitted to join Palestinian security forces 22 Later agreements in 2007 and 2008 added more gunmen to the list of those granted amnesty in exchange for ending violence eventually bringing the total to over 300 23 On 22 August 2007 according to Arutz Sheva al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade announced that it was backing out of its commitment and promise to refrain from attacks against Israel and the Israeli backed amnesty deal giving amnesty to 178 al Aqsa gunmen who agreed to stop militant activities against Israel and surrender their weapons 24 al Aqsa said that it backed out of the deal due to the IDF s arrest of two militants who were supposed to be on the amnesty list According to the IDF they said they caught the two men at a checkpoint and said they were involved in terrorist activity which consequently mandated their arrest according to the stipulations of the amnesty deal Shortly after backing out of the amnesty deal and its promise of stopping to attack Israel that Al Aqsa agreed to a month earlier al Aqsa gunmen in Gaza have announced that they are starting to launch hundreds of rockets and mortar shells at Israeli towns and cities and named the campaign Hole in the Wall II 24 Notable members Notable members of the al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade includes active militants and militants that were killed or arrested by the Israeli security forces Raed Al Karmi General commander and founder the Brigades Killed by Shin Bet in 14 January 2002 in Tulkarm 25 Naif Abu Sharah local commander in Nablus killed by IDF Fadi Kafisha former head of the Tanzim in Nablus killed by IDF in 2006 Sirhan Sirhan Involved in the 2002 Metzer attack Killed by Yamam in 2003 Zakaria Zubeidi local commander in Jenin known for his relationship with Israeli far left activist Tali Fahima Samih Madhoun senior leader Killed in 2007 by the al Qassam Brigades Ibrahim al Nabulsi local commander in Nablus killed in August 2022 26 5 Militant activitiesThe Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are responsible for numerous attacks in the West Bank targeting both Israelis and Palestinians In 2002 for example they killed Ikhlas Khouli for collaborating with Israel 27 In November and December 2003 they killed the brother of Ghassan Shakaa the mayor of Nablus 28 In February 2004 Shakaa filed his resignation from office in protest of the Palestinian Authority s lack of action against the armed militias rampaging the city 29 30 During the first three months of 2004 a number of attacks on journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip were blamed on the Brigades as well including the attack on the Arab television station Al Arabiya s West Bank offices by masked men who identified themselves as members of the Brigades Palestinian journalists in Gaza called a general strike on 9 February 2004 to protest this rising violence against journalists 31 The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades have taken prominent part in the July 2004 riots in the Gaza Strip in which Palestinian officers were kidnapped and PA security headquarters buildings and policemen were attacked by gunmen 32 These riots led the Palestinian cabinet to declare a state of emergency One media outlet described the situation in the Palestinian Authority as anarchy and chaos citation needed The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades have carried out several joint attacks with the Islamist group Hamas These attacks were committed mainly in the Gaza Strip 33 The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades have also carried out joint attack with other militant groups such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad The Popular Resistance Committees and with Hezbollah in the West Bank The European Union s Gaza offices were raided by 15 masked gunmen from al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades on 30 January 2006 They demanded apologies from Denmark and Norway regarding the Jyllands Posten Muhammad cartoons and left 30 minutes later without shots fired or injuries 34 On 9 June 2007 in a failed assault on an IDF position at the Kissufim crossing between Gaza and Israel in a possible attempt to kidnap IDF soldiers 4 armed members of the al Quds Brigades the military wing of Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades as the then military wing of Fatah used a vehicle marked with TV and PRESS insignia penetrated the border fence and assaulted a guard tower in what Islamic Jihad and the army said was a failed attempt to capture an Israeli soldier IDF troops killed one militant while the others escaped The use of a vehicle that resembled a press vehicle evoked a sharp response from many journalists and news organizations including the Foreign Press Association 35 and Human Rights Watch 36 On 14 July 2007 Zakaria Zubeidi who was considered the local al Aqsa leader for Jenin and the northern West Bank and who had been wanted for many years for his armed activity against Israel agreed to cease fighting against Israel 37 after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gave conditional pardon for 178 prisoners from the PA territories The organization has been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel the European Union 38 10 Canada 11 Japan 39 New Zealand 13 and the United States 14 Notable attacks See also List of Palestinian suicide attacks Some notable attacks including suicide bombings committed by the group were October 30 2000 The group s first attack occurred on October 30 2000 when a young militant shot two Israeli police officers in the back at the entrance to the National Insurance Institute in East Jerusalem killing an officer on the way to the hospital 40 January 17 2001 Hisham Nikki head of the official Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation associated with Yasser Arafat was shot dead by masked gunmen in a restaurant in Gaza Gaza Strip 41 42 Days later the group claimed the murder of an israeli civilian 43 January 2002 2002 Hadera attack when a gunman killed six and wounded 33 in a Bat Mitzvah celebration 44 19 February 2002 Ein Arik checkpoint attack near Ramallah where one officer and five soldiers were killed 3 March 2002 Wadi al Haramiya sniper attack by a single sniper on an IDF checkpoint at Wadi al Haramiya near Ofra where two officers and five soldiers were killed and five soldiers wounded Three civilian settlers were also killed in the incident 2 March 2002 The Yeshivat Beit Yisrael massacre in Beit Yisrael Jerusalem 11 killed 45 5 January 2003 Tel Aviv Central bus station massacre 22 killed 29 January 2004 The Cafe Moment bombing in Rehavia Jerusalem bus line 19 11 killed 22 February 2004 A suicide bombing on a bus in West Jerusalem 8 killed 46 14 March 2004 Port of Ashdod bombings 10 killed carried out together with Hamas 47 24 March 2004 a Palestinian teenager named Hussam Abdo was caught in an IDF checkpoint carrying an explosive belt Following his arrest an al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade teenagers militant cell was exposed and arrested in Nablus 48 On 23 September 2004 a 15 year old suicide bomber was arrested by Israeli security forces 49 16 October 2005 the al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for a shooting attack at the Gush Etzion Junction killing three Israelis and wounding three others 50 29 March 2022 2022 Bnei Brak shootings where a gunman shot five people dead in the Ultra Orthodox Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak before being killed The Brigades claimed responsibility 51 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip 2023 present According to the Institute for the Study of War during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip the al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades engaged in combat with the Israel Defence Forces in various locations throughout the Gaza Strip including in Gaza City Khan Yunis and Juhor ad Dik 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Popular cultureIn the Sacha Baron Cohen movie Bruno the character Bruno interviewed Palestinian Christian Ayman Abu Aita who was portrayed in the movie as a leader of the militant group The group released a statement to a Jerusalem based journalist saying that it was very upset that it had been featured in the film 60 Abu Aita insists that he was tricked into appearing in the film and that he has never been involved with the Martyrs Brigades In an interview with Time Abu Aita stated It is true that I was jailed in 2003 I was active in resisting the occupation in non violent ways 61 After a clip of the interview was played on the Late Show with David Letterman Ayman called Baron Cohen a big liar citation needed Abu Aita subsequently filed a 110 million lawsuit against Baron Cohen and David Letterman 62 which was settled before trial 63 See alsoChild suicide bombers in the Israeli Palestinian conflict List of al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades suicide attacks Palestinian domestic weapons production Palestinian National Authority Popular Resistance 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