Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades
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| ألوية الناصر صلاح الدين | |
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Emblem of the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades
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| Leader(s) | Amer Qarmut (until 2008) Imad Hammad (until 2011)[1] |
| Dates of operation | 2000–present |
| Active region(s) | Gaza Strip |
| Ideology | Palestinian Nationalism |
| 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) |
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 which operate in the Gaza Strip.
These brigades participated in the 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 the Merkava tank,[citation needed] the main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces.
The brigades fought during the Gaza War from December 2008 to January 2009.
Imad Hammad, the leader of the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades, was killed in an IDF strike in Rafah town on 18 August 2011.[1]
