Popular Resistance Committees

September 5, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

10 Things Washington Should Do to Hold Hamas Accountable

U.S. citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was executed by Hamas in late August after being taken hostage from an Israeli music festival and held in Gaza for more than 300 days. In response, a bipartisan roster...

July 24, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 24, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Operates in Gaza’s Khan Younis and Rafah, Eliminates Terrorists, Strikes Terrorist Infrastructures | IDF, Shin Bet, Yamam Counterterror Unit Operate in West Bank | Hezbollah Releases...

July 23, 2024 | |

5 Things to Know About the Palestinian ‘Popular Resistance Committees’

The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) is a loose coalition of armed Palestinian terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank that oppose Israel’s right to exist and the leadership of...

July 15, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades breaks with Liwa al-Tawhid

On July 12, a statement published by Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, aka The Popular Resistance Committees, claimed it had cut ties with Liwa al-Tawhid, a small terrorist organization affiliated...

May 18, 2024 | |

First Humanitarian Aid Arrives Through U.S.-Israeli Constructed Gaza Pier

The White House said on May 17 that the first humanitarian aid to utilize the newly built temporary pier on the coast of Gaza was unloaded that morning. National Security Council...

April 30, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Gaza-based terrorist group threatens British forces if they begin to deliver aid from offshore pier

The Popular Resistance Committees warned via its official Telegram channel on April 28 that if British forces operate on a U.S.-made pier off the Gaza coast, they will become legitimate...

October 15, 2023 | Joe Truzman |

The Shadow Unit: Meet the Hamas division likely holding Israeli and American hostages

On Oct. 7, a significant attack by Palestinian terrorist groups led by Hamas resulted in the abduction of approximately 155 civilian and Israeli soldiers in southern Israel. Although the exact...

October 14, 2023 | Joe Truzman |

Israel launches targeted killing operation against terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement confirming the successful elimination of Merad Abu Merad, a commander responsible for leading Hamas’ air operations. Along with Merad, the...

July 16, 2023 | Joe Truzman |

Post Jenin Operation, Questions Linger About the State of the West Bank

Shortly after 1:00 am local time on July 3, the Israeli military began an operation targeting the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. This area is a hub for various armed Palestinian organizations,...

March 21, 2023 | Joe Truzman |

Popular Resistance Committees Attempts To Establish a Foothold in the West Bank

On Tue., the Shin Bet said that in recent weeks it arrested four West Bank Palestinians attempting to carry out attacks against Israeli targets. The Shin Bet alleges that the Gaza-based Popular Resistance...

February 22, 2023 | Joe Truzman |

Gaza-Based Militant Group Formally Acknowledges Presence in the West Bank

On Saturday,the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement published a formal declaration stating it established an ostensible group in the West Bank called the Unit Of The Martyrs Of the Occupied Interior. The...

December 30, 2022 | |

Gaza-Based Terrorist Organizations Continue Efforts to Attack Israelis

The Shin Bet stated on Monday that it prevented a “significant terror attack” earlier in December. The Shin Bet, also known as the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) and Shabak, reported...

October 18, 2022 | Joe Truzman |

Gaza-Based Factions Claim to Have Presence in the West Bank

Over the last several weeks, Gaza-based factions Mujahideen Brigades and the Popular Resistance Movement (PRM) have issued statements claiming they have established a presence in the West Bank amid a surge...

April 9, 2022 | Joe Truzman |

The U.S. Should Sanction Gaza’s Popular Resistance Committees

Even though the PRC has American blood on its hands, as well as that of Israelis, the group has somehow escaped U.S. sanctions.

March 16, 2018 | Jonathan Schanzer |

In the Aftermath of an Assassination Attempt Against the Palestinian PM, Conspiracy Theories Abound

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah emerged visibly shaken but unscathed after an assassination attempt on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip. The soft-spoken former academic arrived in Ga...

June 21, 2013 | Jonathan Schanzer |

How Hamas Lost the Arab Spring

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas is feuding with its former patron, Iran. Along with Hezbollah and Russia, Iran has stood squarely behind the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria while it slaught...

April 29, 2013 | Jonathan Schanzer |

UN for Combating Terror Finance to Convene in Sudan, a State Sponsor of Terror

On Sunday, the leading experts on terrorism finance in the Middle East and North Africa will convene for a five-day conference. The Financial Action Task Force is essentially the United Nations f...

April 9, 2013 | The Long War Journal |

Salafi Jihadist Supporters Protest Hamas’ Arrest Campaign

By David Barnett Supporters of Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip are increasing their protests against Hamas both online and in public as some Salafi jihadists...

November 19, 2012 | Jonathan Schanzer Foreign Policy |

A Pillar of Problems

Eight questions about the Israel-Gaza conflict we still don't have a good handle on.

October 19, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

AQAP Launches Complex Suicide Assault on Yemeni Army Base

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula mounted a complex attack, which included suicide bombers and an assault from the sea, against a Yemeni Army base in Shaqra in the south of the country today....