Palestinian Joint Operations Room

Joint Operations Room
غرفة العمليات المشتركة لفصائل المقاومة الفلسطينية
Leaders
Dates of operation23 July 2018
(6 years ago) (2018-07-23)[1]
Group(s)
Ideologyshared ideologies
United front
Palestinianism
Palestinian nationalism
Palestinian self-determination
Palestinian armed struggle
Anti-Zionism
Anti-imperialism
Part ofAxis of Resistance[2][3]
Opponents Israel
Battles and wars


The Palestinian Joint Operations Room (Arabic: غرفة العمليات المشتركة), also known as the Joint Room for Palestinian Resistance Factions (Arabic: الغرفة المشتركة لفصائل المقاومة الفلسطينية), is a united front that includes the military arms of the Palestinian armed factions in the Gaza Strip. It includes armed groups from various backgrounds, and ideologies from both the right and the left, including Islamists, socialists, nationalists, and others.[4]

Ex-Fatah groups not mentioned by Nofal:[10]

Background

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It was formed for the first time in 2006 in order to unite against Israel during clashes and wars and included Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement. It was then developed, expanded, and was formed under its current name on July 23, 2018, among 12 military wings after clashes around Al-Aqsa Mosque, the most prominent of which was the installation of electronic gates there by Israel, in what is considered Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem.[1] It currently consists of 12 different armed groups, and has coordinated a large number of attacks on Israel including the October 7 attacks,[11] and has also coordinated defence and retaliations against Israeli attacks.[12][7] Ayman Nofal in May 2023 explained the goals and organization of the room, which he said was to create an inter-organizational alliance to coordinate operations, and increase the potential of the "Palestinian Resistance", and for it to "become a comprehensive framework for all the organizations, networks and fighters, without exception".[13] He also gave a list of the 9 factions out of 12 which he said were "fully unified under the room".[5]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "غرفة العمليات المشتركة.. "قيادة أركان المقاومة" في غزة". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Drums Of War: Israel And The "AXIS OF RESISTANCE" (PDF), International Crisis Group, 2 August 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016
  3. ↑ Al-Kassab, Fatima (26 October 2023). "What is the 'axis of resistance' of Iran-backed groups in the Middle East?". NPR. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Tollast, Robert; Oweis, Khaled Yacoub (15 November 2023). "Who are Hamas's allies in Gaza? From Islamic Jihad to Marxist militants". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 "Hamas terrorist Ayman Nofal explains the workings of the Palestinian organizations' joint operations room in the Gaza Strip". Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ↑ موسى, رائد. "برا وبحرا وجوا.. المقاومة تنفذ أكبر مناورة عسكرية في غزة". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "What is Hamas? A simple guide to the armed Palestinian group". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Inbari, Pinhas (15 November 2018). "A "Joint Operations Room" in Gaza – the New Factor in the Balance of Power in Gaza". Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 موسى, رائد. "برا وبحرا وجوا.. المقاومة تنفذ أكبر مناورة عسكرية في غزة". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 October 2023.موسى, رائد.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Hamas terrorist Ayman Nofal explains the workings of the Palestinian organizations' joint operations room in the Gaza Strip". Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023."Hamas terrorist Ayman Nofal explains the workings of the Palestinian organizations' joint operations room in the Gaza Strip".
  11. ↑ "How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October". BBC. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Hamas terrorist Ayman Nofal explains the workings of the Palestinian organizations' joint operations room in the Gaza Strip". Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Palestine Chronicle Staff (12 June 2023). "Joint Room and 'Unity of the Squares': What Will the Next Israeli War on Gaza Look Like". The Palestine Chronicle. Retrieved 31 October 2023.