The Tulkarem Battalion is an armed Palestinian militant group affiliated with the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which however has strong operational and decision-making independence and is composed of fighters from various Palestinian political and armed factions.
The Tulkarem Battalion first appeared in March 2022 in the Palestinian city of Tulkarem in the West Bank and is based in the city of Tulkarem and its camps, Tulkarem and Noor Shams. The battalion initially emerged at the end of 2021 as a group part of the Al-Quds Brigades although it became independent in March 2022 with its founder Saif Abu Labdeh, and then became a Battalion of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in early 2023 under the name “Rapid Response Battalion” under the leadership and command of Amir Abu Khadijeh.
Israeli forces have been trying to defeat the Tulkram Brigade for almost a year now.
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