Palestinian Joint Operations Room

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-imperialismPart ofAxis of Resistance^[2][3]Opponents IsraelBattles and wars

The Palestinian Joint Operations Room (Arabic: غرفة العمليات المشتركة), also known by its full name 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]

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, but it fell into obscurity. 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,^[5] and has also coordinated defence and retaliations against Israeli attacks.^[6][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".^[8] He also gave a list of the 9 factions out of 12 which he said were "fully unified under the room".^[6]

•  al-Qassam Brigades: Hamas^{[6][9][7][10]}
•  Al-Quds Brigades: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)^{[6][9][7][10]}
•  Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)^[6][9][10]
•  National Resistance Brigades: Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)^[6][9][10]
•  Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades: Popular Resistance Committees (PRC)^[6][9][10]
• Mujahideen Brigades: (Palestinian Mujahideen Movement)^[6][9][10]
•  Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (ex-Fatah, no longer aligned with it)^[6][9][10]
•  Jihad Jibril Brigades: (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC)^[6][9]
• Al-Ansar Brigades (Palestinian Freedom Movement)^[6][9][10]

Ex-Fatah groups not mentioned by Nofal:^[6]

• Ayman Jawda Squads^[6][9]
• Abd al-Qadr al-Husseini Brigades^[6][9]
• Al-Assefa Army^[6][9]

• Palestine Liberation Organization
• Rejectionist Front
• Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
• Alliance of Palestinian Forces
• Palestinian National and Islamic Forces