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The Jenin Brigades, or Jenin Battalion (Arabic: كتيبة جنين; romanized: Katībat Ǧinīn), is a Palestinian militant group in the West Bank. 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. Like most other West Bank militias,[1] the Jenin Brigades are an umbrella formation affiliated with PIJ, Hamas, and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.[2]
| Jenin Brigades | |
|---|---|
| كتيبة جنين | |
| Founder | Jamil Al-Amouri |
| Leader | Mateen Dabaya † |
| Foundation | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Jenin, West Bank, Palestine |
| Ideology | Palestinian nationalism |
| Part of |  Al-Quds Brigades Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades al-Qassam Brigades |
| Allies | Tulkarm Battalion |
| Opponents |  Israel Palestinian Authority |
| Battles and wars | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
The Jenin Brigades have engaged in armed skirmishes with Israeli forces.[3] They claim they "are the resistance". They call for armed resistance against Israel and for the Palestinian authorities to take part in the movement.[4]
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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.[5] The brigades also took part in the kidnapping of the body of Tiran Fero, a 17-year-old Israeli Druze, on November 23, 2022.[6]
During the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and its spillover into the West Bank, they have repeatedly clashed with Israeli forces conducting incursions into Jenin.[7][8][9][10] The Brigades also participated in the July 2024 West Bank unrest against the Palestinian Authority.[11][12][13] In December 2024, the Palestinian Authority launched an operation into Jenin to combat the Jenin Brigades.[14][15]
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Mateen Dabaya
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.[16]
- Kidnapping of Tiran Fero, a 17-year old Israeli Druze student[17]
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