Ramallah Brigade

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Ramallah Brigade
كتيبة رام الله
Dates of operation2023–present
Active regions Ramallah, West Bank
Ideology Palestinian nationalism
Anti-Zionism
Part ofInfoboxPIJ.svg  Al-Quds Brigades
OpponentsFlag of Israel.svg Israel
Battles and wars

The Ramallah Brigade or Ramallah Battalion (Arabic : كتيبة رام الله, romanized: Katībat Rām Allāh) is a West Bank Palestinian militia based in Ramallah. It is a branch of the Al-Quds Brigades of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).

History and armed actions

The formation of the Brigade was first announced by PIJ on 6 October 2023, a day before the start of the Gaza war, during an event celebrating the 36th anniversary of the militant organization. [1]

Two years later, and nine months into the "Iron Wall" Israeli military operation in the West Bank, the Ramallah Brigade became particularly active. On 19 September 2025, it announced the targeting of an Israeli military vehicle in Ramallah with an explosive. [2] On 23 September, the group said its sub-unit, the Al-Bireh Company, attacked Israeli forces in Al-Bireh. [3] On 25 September, it said its Al-Bireh Company militants detonated explosives at an Israeli military post near the Psagot settlement and carried out a shooting attack against soldiers at another post in Al-Bireh. [4] [5]

References

  1. ""سرايا القدس" تعلن عن كتائب جديدة بالضفة وساحات الخارج". وكالة القدس للأنباء (in Arabic). 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  2. "اعتقالات بالخليل وسرايا القدس تستهدف آلية للاحتلال في رام الله". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  3. "شهيد وإصابات برصاص مستوطنين في المغير شمال شرق رام الله". Arab48 (in Arabic). 23 September 2025.
  4. توكل, سيد (29 September 2025). "سرايا القدس تشن سلسلة هجمات ضد قوات الاحتلال بالضفة الغربية وتحقق إصابات مؤكدة". الجزيرة مباشر (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  5. "LIVE BLOG: Many Injured in Eilat as Colombian President Calls for Military Intervention – Day 720". The Palestine Chronicle. 24 September 2025.