Popular Resistance Committees

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The Popular Resistance Committees is a Gaza-based Palestinian militant coalition known for armed attacks and rocket fire against Israel, often operating outside the main Palestinian political factions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Popular Resistance Committees canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Palestinian militant organization ⓘ
militant coalition ⓘ
allies Hamas ⓘ
Palestinian Islamic Jihad ⓘ
composedOf former Fatah members ⓘ
former Hamas members ⓘ
former Palestinian Islamic Jihad members ⓘ
conflict Gaza–Israel conflict ⓘ
Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ
country Palestine ⓘ
describedAs rejectionist group ⓘ
terrorist organization by Israel ⓘ
terrorist organization by the European Union ⓘ
terrorist organization by the United States ⓘ
foundedAfterEvent Second Intifada ⓘ
foundedIn 2000 ⓘ
fundingSource smuggling networks ⓘ
hasEnemy Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
Israeli civilians ⓘ
hasPart Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades ⓘ
headquarters Rafah ⓘ
ideology Islamism ⓘ
Palestinian nationalism ⓘ
knownFor armed attacks against Israel ⓘ
cross-border raids ⓘ
roadside bomb attacks ⓘ
rocket fire into Israel ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
location Gaza Strip ⓘ
militaryWing Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades ⓘ
notableEvent participation in 2006 capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit ⓘ
operatesIn Gaza Strip ⓘ
Rafah ⓘ
southern Gaza Strip ⓘ
opposes Oslo Accords ⓘ
State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
positionOnPeaceProcess opposes negotiations with Israel ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
status active ⓘ
usesTactic ambushes ⓘ
kidnappings ⓘ
rocket attacks on Israeli towns ⓘ
usesWeaponType Qassam rockets ⓘ
improvised explosive devices ⓘ
mortars ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palestinian militant groups → hasNotableGroup → Popular Resistance Committees ⓘ
Operation Pillar of Defense → belligerent → Popular Resistance Committees ⓘ
Operation Amud Anan → belligerent → Popular Resistance Committees ⓘ