Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Al-Qassam Brigades
Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)
| US State Dept FTO | Listed HAMAS since October 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT) | Listed HAMAS |
| UK Proscribed | Listed Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Hamas) since November 2021 |
| EU Terrorist Lists | Listed Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem since December 28, 2001 |
| Canada Listed Entities | Listed Hamas (Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiya) (Islamic Resistance Movement) since November 27, 2002 |
| Australia Listed | Listed Hamas since March 4, 2022 |
Profile written 2014 The profile below is the original Jihad Intel text and has not been updated. Designation status above is current.
Designated as terrorist by: Australia, Canada (as part of Hamas), European Union (as part of Hamas), United Kingdom, United States (as part of Hamas)
Base of operations: Palestinian Territories
Background: Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades is the "military wing" of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Following the Oslo Accords of 1993 and continuing through the Second Intifada, it repeatedly targeted Israeli civilians via small-arms attacks, rocket fire, and some of the most infamous suicide bombings of the era. The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades takes its name from a Palestinian cleric who established the Black Hand, an anti-Zionist, anti-British militant organization during the British Mandate period.
