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Jan 17, 2024 · by Arthur van Coller | Jan 17, 2024. The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and its military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (AQB), in the pursuit of its objective to “ obliterate ” Israel, uses a variety of weapons, including variants of Qassam rockets, to direct acts of violence at Israel. Hamas confirmed that it has “local ...
May 12, 2021 · While the names and designations of specific missiles can be a bit confusing, Hamas has a huge inventory of shorter-range systems like the Qassam (up to 10km or 6 miles) and the Quds 101 (up to...
Oct 10, 2023 · This, he wrote, enabled Hamas to begin domestic production of its short-range Qassam rocket, which the militants fired at Israeli towns just north of the Gaza Strip.
The Qassam rocket is a missile created by the military wing of the Hamas movement, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. The rockets cannot be fired near civilian areas and especially not in huge population centers. [4] Since 2001 when the first Qassam rocket was made, there have been 3 different models of the Qassam rocket.
Oct 26, 2023 · Reports say the Qassam Brigades has expertise in improvised explosive devices (IEDs), rocket launchers, antitank missiles and mortars, but it relies a great deal on strategy and stealth, with...
Oct 31, 2023 · Also called Qassam as an ode to Syrian Muslim preacher Izz ad-Din al-Qassam whose clashes with British colonial authorities in Mandatory Palestine helped inspire a late 1930s Arab revolt, the...
Nov 17, 2023 · Qassam rockets are designed, selected, and intended to be fired at a distance as an area weapon to achieve collective terror effects on Israel. The Iron Dome Missile Defense System mitigates the potential harm to the civilian population in Israel.
