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  2. May 17, 2021 · Reports estimate that the main short-range Hamas rocket called the Qassam costs anywhere from $300 to $800 each.

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  3. The cost of the materials used for manufacturing each Qassam is up to $800 or €500 (in 2008–2009) per rocket. Reactions Israeli A Qassam rocket is displayed in Sderot town hall against a background of pictures of residents killed in rocket attacks

  4. Oct 13, 2023 · First introduced by Hamas in the early 2000s, the Qassam rocket is named after Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, an iconic Palestinian nationalist and religious leader. Initially, the rockets were very crude and simple in design because they were homemade and cost about $800 a pop.

  5. Oct 9, 2023 · Hamas’ main armament has been the Qassam rocket, a cheap garage-built weapon assembled from industrial piping, home-made rocket fuel of sugar and potassium nitrate fertilizer, and commercial ...

  6. Oct 10, 2023 · This is especially true when Hamas can unleash rocket barrages of around 140 missiles per minute, with fairly advanced garage-built Qassam rockets costing between $300 and $800 for the Palestinian group to manufacture, according to Israel’s own experts.

  7. Oct 26, 2023 · The Qassam rocket, also known as "صاروخ القسام" (Ṣārūkh al-Qassām) in Arabic, is an essential yet highly controversial steel artillery rocket. This weapon system is closely associated with the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas.

  8. Mar 11, 2008 · Qassam rockets -- named after Izz al-Din al-Qassam, the militant Syrian preacher and Muslim Brotherhood member killed in 1935 while fighting British and Zionist forces in Palestine -- are the most recent innovation in attacks on Israeli civilians.

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