Ramallah Brigade
| Ramallah Brigade | |
|---|---|
| كتيبة رام الله | |
| Foundation | 6 October 2023 |
| Dates of operation | September 2025 – present |
| Active regions | Ramallah, West Bank |
| Ideology | Palestinian nationalism Anti-Zionism |
| Part of | Al-Quds Brigades |
| Opponents | 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).
The launch of Ramallah Brigade operations in late 2025 marks an effort at southward expansion by PIJ, which has historically concentrated its militancy in the northern West Bank.[1]
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.[2]
Two years later, and nine months into the "Iron Wall" Israeli military operation in the West Bank, the Ramallah Brigade became suddenly active. On 19 September 2025, it announced the targeting of an Israeli military vehicle in Ramallah with an explosive.[3] On 23 September, the group said its sub-unit, the Al-Bireh Company, attacked Israeli forces in Al-Bireh.[4] 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.[5][6][7]
On 17 October, the Ramallah Brigade said its militants carried out a shooting attack against an Israeli military vehicle near the Ofra settlement.[8] On 24 October, it said the Al-Bireh Company carried out shooting attacks on multiple Israeli military positions around Psagot.[9][10]
The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center reported on 7 November that PIJ's Telegram channel issued an announcement, sometime in October or November, which stated the Ramallah Brigade's armed activities were "only the beginning" of a new Al-Quds Brigades expansion into the southern West Bank.[1]
References
- ^ a b Shiri, Igal (7 November 2025). "Escalation of terrorist activity in Judea and Samaria Following the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center.
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- ^ "اعتقالات بالخليل وسرايا القدس تستهدف آلية للاحتلال في رام الله". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- ^ "شهيد وإصابات برصاص مستوطنين في المغير شمال شرق رام الله". Arab48 (in Arabic). 23 September 2025.
- ^ توكل, سيد (25 September 2025). "سرايا القدس تشن سلسلة هجمات ضد قوات الاحتلال بالضفة الغربية وتحقق إصابات مؤكدة". الجزيرة مباشر (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "LIVE BLOG: Many Injured in Eilat as Colombian President Calls for Military Intervention – Day 720". The Palestine Chronicle. 24 September 2025.
- ^ "سرايا القدس تستهدف سيارة عسكرية صهيونية بزخات من الرصاص". Saba News Agency (in Arabic). 2025-10-17. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ "سرايا القدس تعلن استهداف نقاط عسكرية للاحتلال وتؤكد وقوع إصابات". Masrawy (in Arabic). 24 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ "سرايا القدس في رام الله تستهدف نقاط عسكرية صهيونية في محيط مستوطنة بسيجوت". Saba News Agency (in Arabic). 2025-10-24. Retrieved 2025-11-25.