The Nablus Brigade or Nablus Battalion (Arabic : كتيبة نابلس , romanized : Katībat Nābulus Palestinian militia based in the city of Nablus , in the Israeli-occupied West Bank . It formally belongs to the Al-Quds Brigades of Palestinian Islamic Jihad , to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades , and to the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas .[ 1]
The group's formation was announced in May 2022,[ 2] West Bank , such as the Jenin Brigades and Tubas Brigade , were being formed to fight against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).[ 3] [ 4]
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade commander Ibrahim al-Nabulsi was a co-founder of the Nablus Brigade and its most important leader; he was killed by the IDF on 9 August 2022 during a shootout in Nablus.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Lions' Den ,[ 8] [ 9] [ 1] [ 10]
The Nablus Brigade fought the IDF during their February 2023 Nablus incursion , alongside Lions' Den and the Balata Brigade.[ 6] [ 11] [ 12] Old Askar refugee camp east of Nablus,[ 13] Israeli settlers to Joseph's Tomb .[ 14] Israel's ongoing operation in the West Bank (January 2025–present).[ 15] [ 16]
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