Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Majlis Shura al-Mujahideen (Gaza-Sinai)
Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)
| US State Dept FTO | Not listed official list |
|---|---|
| US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT) | Listed MUJAHIDIN SHURA COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONS OF JERUSALEM |
| UK Proscribed | Not listed official list |
| EU Terrorist Lists | Not listed official list |
| Canada Listed Entities | Not listed official list |
| Australia Listed | Not listed official list |
Profile written 2014 The profile below is the original Jihad Intel text and has not been updated. Designation status above is current.
Not yet designated as terrorist by a Western country
Base of operations: Egypt, Palestinian Territories
Background: Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
"The Council of Consultation of the Mujahideen," or, more fully, "the Council of Consultation of the Mujahideen in the Environs of Bayt al-Maqdis" is a jihadi group that was first announced in June 2012 in the Sinai Peninsula. As the "Bayt al-Maqdis" (the Holy House or Jerusalem more generally) part of its full name suggests, the group's primary focus has been attacking Israel, most notably carrying out a rocket attack directed at Eilat in southern Israel in April 2013 as well as Sderot in the preceding month. Like other Sinai-origin jihadi groups, the Majlis Shura al-Mujahideen has also been building influence in Gaza to challenge Hamas, attracting disillusioned Salafi members of Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Typical of Gaza-Sinai Salafi discourse, the group accuses Hamas and Israel of conspiring against Salafis. It is also likely that the group has a role in the stepped-up Sinai insurgency against the Egyptian government following the overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Morsi at the end of June 2013. In keeping with the pro-Islamic State trends in the Gaza-Sinai area, the group declared support for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant during the infighting that broke out in Syria with other rebel groups.
