Khalil al-Rahman Brigade

The Khalil al-Rahman Brigade or Khalil al-Rahman Battalion (Arabic: كتيبة خليل الرحمن, romanized: Katibat Khalil al-Rahman), is a Palestinian militia in the West Bank. According to MEMRI, the group exists as the Hebron (Al-Khalil) branch of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.^[3]

Khalil al-Rahman Brigade
كتيبة خليل الرحمن
Active regions	Hebron, West Bank
Part of	Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Allies	Hamas[1][2]
Opponents	Israel
Battles and wars	Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war Operation Summer Camps

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][4] The two attackers, Ahmed Zidat and Mahmoud Zidad, were arrested.^[5]

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.^[2] 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.^[6]