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Jenin Brigades

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian militant group”. Today it says “palestinian militant group in the west bank”.
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Jenin Brigades ( Arabic : كتائب جنين , romanized : Katāʾib Ǧinīn ), also referred to as the Jenin Battalion or Jenin Brigade , is a Palestinian militant group in the West Bank . It was founded in Jenin in 2021 by Jamil Al-Amouri, a militant of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) . The organization is based in the Jenin refugee camp in the North of the West Bank . Like most other West Bank militias, the Jenin Brigades are an umbrella formation affiliated with PIJ, Hamas , and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades . The Jenin Brigades have engaged in armed skirmishes with Israeli forces. They claim they "are the resistance". They call for armed resistance against Israel and for the Palestinian authorities to take part in the movement. The Times of Israel . It has ended up deepening the defiance of Palestinian fighters" . "West Bank militants threaten Israel, urge Palestinian leaders to join the resistance as tensions rise" .

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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian militant group”. Today it says “palestinian militant group in the west bank”. Read the current article and compare.
Oct '232025
militant22
jihad11
martyr01
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Then

palestinian militant group

Now

palestinian militant group in the west bank

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