Tawhid al-Jihad (Gaza Strip)

Jahafil Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad fi Filastin
(Arabic: جحافل التوحيد والجهاد في فلسطين)
LeaderAbu Walid al-Maqdisi  (5 February 2011-13 October 2012)[1]
Dates of operation6 November 2008 – 2012
Active regionsGaza Strip, and little in the Sinai
IdeologySalafist jihadism
Wahhabism
Allies Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula
Opponents United States Armed Forces
 Israel
Hamas
Battles and warsGaza–Israel conflict and
the Global War on Terrorism

Jahafil Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad fi Filastin (Arabic: جحافل التوحيد والجهاد في فلسطين, "The Armies of Monotheism and Jihad in Palestine") was a Sunni Islamist Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip and the Sinai peninsula. The establishment of the group was publicly announced on 6 November 2008, with communiqués vowing loyalty to al-Qaeda, after having "received the messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri."[2] Various forms of the "Tawhid al-Jihad" label have appeared in relation to developments in the Gaza Strip. The size of the group is not publicly known. The group have no reported attack since 2012 and is considered as defunct.

  1. ^ "Image Praising Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ New Gaza Organization Vows Loyalty to Al-Qaeda, MEMRI 10-11-2008