Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades ألوية الناصر صلاح الدين
Emblem of the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades
Leader	Abu Sayyaf (since 2015)[1]
Spokesperson	Abu Ataya
Foundation	2000
Dates of operation	2001 (2001)–present
Active regions	Gaza Strip
Ideology	Islamism Palestinian Nationalism Salafi jihadism Islamic Fundamentalism Anti-Zionism Anti-Imperialism Armed struggle
Notable attacks	Kidnapping of Ghazi al-Jabali Murder of Hatuel family Murder of Moussa Arafat Kidnapping and murder of Eliyahu Asheri 2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks (accused by Israel) 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
Status	Active
Size	4500-5000
Means of revenue	Iran
Allies	State allies:  Iran  Syria  Qatar Non-state allies: Hamas Popular Mobilization Forces
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The al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades (Arabic: ألوية الناصر صلاح الدين) is the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, a set of various Palestinian militant organizations that operate in the Gaza Strip.

History

These brigades participated in Operation Dispersive Illusion (Arabic: الوهم المتبدد), which resulted in the capture of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The group is also known for blowing up a Merkava tank, the main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces.

The brigades fought during the Gaza War from December 2008 to January 2009.

The group also took part in the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict,^[2] and the death of one of its members in an Israeli raid was one of the reasons for the outbreak of Gaza–Israel clashes in November 2018.^[3]

In December 2023, the brigades reportedly engaged in combat with the Israel Defense Forces in Khan Yunis on the southern front of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.^[4]

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