The Khalil al-Rahman Brigade or Khalil al-Rahman Battalion (Arabic: كتيبة خليل الرحمن, romanized: Katībat Khalīl ar-Raḥman), is a Palestinian militia in the West Bank.

Khalil al-Rahman Brigade
كتيبة خليل الرحمن
Active regionsHebron, West Bank
Part ofFatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades

Attacks

The Khalil al-Rahman Brigade claimed responsibility for the Ra'anana attack of 15 January 2024, a combined vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack targeting Israelis that resulted in two deaths and 18 injuries.[1][2] The two attackers, Ahmed Zidat and Mahmoud Zidad, were arrested.[3]

On 1 September 2024, during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank, the Khalil al-Rahman Brigade carried out a shooting attack on the Tarqumiyah checkpoint, south of Hebron, that killed three Israeli police officers. Hamas praised the attack as a "natural response" to the war in Gaza.[4] Mohannad Mohammad Mahmoud Al-Asoud, who was allegedly one of the participating militants, was assassinated by Israeli forces at his home in Hebron the next day.[5]

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