Back سرايا القدس Arabic আল কুদস ব্রিগেড Bengali/Bangla Brigades Al-Quds Catalan لیواکانی قودس CKB Jeruzalémské brigády Czech Brigadas Al-Quds Spanish گردانهای قدس Persian Brigades Al-Qods French פלוגות אל-קודס HE Brigade Al-Quds ID
| Al-Quds Brigades سرايا القدس | |
|---|---|
 Members of the Al-Quds Brigades parade through the Gaza Strip (2022) | |
| Spokesman | Abu Hamza X |
| Dates of operation | 1981–present |
| Motives | The establishment of a sovereign, Islamic Palestinian state within the geographic borders of pre-1948 Mandatory Palestine |
| Active regions | Gaza Strip, West Bank, Southern Lebanon |
| Ideology | Palestinian nationalism Sunni Islamism Jihadism Anti-Zionism |
| Status | Active |
| Size | 12,000 |
| Part of |  Palestinian Joint Operations Room Palestinian Islamic Jihad |
| Allies | State allies:  Iran Syria[1](until 2024) Non-state allies:  Al-Qassam Brigades National Resistance Brigades Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades Hezbollah |
| Opponents |  Israel Palestinian Authority |
| Battles and wars | |
| Website | saraya |
Al-Quds Brigades (Arabic: سرايا القدس, Sarāyā al-Quds, meaning "Jerusalem Brigades") is a paramilitary organisation and the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist[2][3] organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ),[4] which is the second largest armed group in the Gaza Strip after Hamas.[5] The Al-Quds Brigades (AQB) leader is Ziyad al-Nakhalah, based in Damascus, Syria.[6] Before he was killed in 2019, the head of AQB in the Gaza Strip was Baha Abu al-Ata.[5][7]
AQB's parent organization, PIJ, is devoted to the establishment of an Islamic state and the settlement of Palestinians in what it considers their rightful homeland (i.e., within the geographic borders of the pre-1948 Mandatory Palestine). It refuses to participate in political processes or negotiations about a swap of Israeli and Palestinian settlements.[3] The PIJ is funded mostly by Iran, having previously received funding from Ba'athist Syria as well, before the fall of the Assad regime in 2024.[8][9]
- ^ Sami Moubayed (28 February 2020). "Islamic Jihad rises with Iranian-Syrian support". Middle East Online. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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ICEJ-terropristsLeader_killedwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Guitta, Olivier (4 January 2009). "The Next Dangerous Phase of the Gaza War". Middle East Times. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ a b Ahronheim, Anna (3 November 2019). "Who is Abu al-Ata: The man behind rocket fire from Gaza Strip". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Martin, Noga (30 April 2019). "IDF: Islamic Jihad 'deliberately' fired rocket that landed offshore – www.israelhayom.com". www.israelhayom.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Holmes, Oliver (12 November 2019). "Israel strikes on Islamic Jihad chiefs prompt reprisal rocket attacks". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Mannes, Aaron (2004). Profiles in Terror: The Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 201.
- ^ The Terrorist Connection – Iran, The Islamic Jihad and Hamas
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