Al-Qassam Brigades

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant
armed wing
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Gaza_Strip
gptkb:West_Bank
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Hezbollah
gptkb:Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad
gptkbp:designation terrorist organization (by Australia)
terrorist organization (by Canada)
terrorist organization (by European Union)
terrorist organization (by Israel)
terrorist organization (by United Kingdom)
terrorist organization (by United States)
terrorist organization (by New Zealand)
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
gptkb:2021_Israel–Palestine_crisis
gptkb:2023_Israel–Hamas_war
gptkb:Gaza_War_(2008–2009)
gptkb:Gaza_War_(2014)
gptkbp:foundedIn 1991
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Mohammed_Deif
gptkb:Yahya_Ayyash
gptkbp:fundedBy donations
foreign support
taxes in Gaza
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Gaza_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Qassam Brigades
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Islamism
Palestinian nationalism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Mohammed_Deif
gptkb:Marwan_Issa
gptkbp:motto ‘Resistance is our path’
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Izz_ad-Din_al-Qassam
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:October_7,_2023_attack_on_Israel
kidnapping of Israeli soldiers
rocket attacks on Israeli cities
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:State_of_Israel
Fatah (at times)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Hamas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hamas
gptkbp:size thousands of fighters
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:symbol green flag with Arabic script
gptkbp:uses tunnels
small arms
drones
rockets
improvised explosive devices
gptkbp:website https://www.alqassam.ps/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tzahal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5