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Palestinian armed group (e. 2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jenin Brigades, or Jenin Battalion (Arabic: كتيبة جنين; romanized: Katībat Ǧinīn), is a Palestinian militant group. It was founded in Jenin in 2021 by Jamil Al-Amouri, a militant of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The organization is based in the Jenin refugee camp in the North of the West Bank.
Jenin Brigades | |
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كتيبة جنين | |
Founder | Jamil Al-Amouri |
Leader | Mateen Dabaya † |
Foundation | 2021 |
Headquarters | Jenin, West Bank, Palestine |
Ideology | Palestinian nationalism |
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Allies | |
Opponents | ![]() ![]() |
Battles and wars | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
The Jenin Brigades have engaged in armed skirmishes with Israeli forces.[2] They claim they "are the resistance". They call for armed resistance against Israel and for the Palestinian authorities to take part in the movement.[3]
The Jenin Brigades, believed to be established in the Jenin refugee camp by Jamil al-Amouri before his death in June 2021, were first reported following their participation in the escape of Palestinian prisoners from the Israeli Gilboa prison on the 6th of September 2021.[4] The brigades also took part in the kidnapping of the body of Tiran Fero, a 17-year-old Israeli Druze, on November 23, 2022.[5] During the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and its spillover into the West Bank, they have repeatedly clashed with Israeli forces conducting incursions into Jenin.[6][7][8][9] The Brigades also participated in the July 2024 West Bank unrest against the Palestinian Authority.[10][11][12]
Mateen Dabaya was a leader of the group. He was killed in October 2022, at the age of 20, during a military operation carried out by the Israeli forces in the Jenin refugee camp.[13]
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