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     • Qassams and other rockets have transformed the strategic balance between Israel and the Palestinians, giving terrorist groups an alternative means of attacking Israeli civilians and raising the level of fear among a large fraction of the population.
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   What is a Qassam rocket?

   • Background 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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   Why are Qassam rockets named after a terrorist?

   • Qassam rockets are named after the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed branch of Hamas, itself named for Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, a Syrian Muslim preacher whose death during a guerrilla raid against British Mandatory authorities in 1935 was one of the catalysts for the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine.

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   Where are Qassam rockets made?

   • Qassams are manufactured primarily in Gaza, but Israel has uncovered a few makeshift rocket workshops in the West Bank as well. Although most of the raw materials used to manufacture the rockets come from basic civilian industries, other materials are imported or stolen from inside Israel or smuggled in through tunnels from Egypt.

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   How have Qassam rockets changed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

   • Qassam rockets -- unsophisticated weapons manufactured in garages and backroom laboratories -- have transformed the strategic equation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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3. havokjournal.com › world › middle-eastThe Changing Role of the Qassam Rocket • The Havok Journal

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   Oct 21, 2023 · October 21, 2023 by Matt Trevathan. Quick to deploy and easy to build, Hamas’s home-grown rockets can touch a few hundred thousand Israelis near Gaza, but the new danger may be how the Qassam rocket is used defend Gaza City. Qassam rockets are nothing more that flying pipe bombs, and they already reign down terror in parts of Israel.

4. www.washingtoninstitute.org › policy-analysisWeapon of Terror: Development and Impact of the Qassam Rocket

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   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.

5. www.bbc.com › news › world-middle-east-28245343What weapons are being used in the Israel-Gaza conflict

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   Jul 10, 2014 · Hamas and other, more radical Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip have built up an arsenal of basic rockets which over the years have steadily increased in range. This is an important factor ...

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2021/05/13 › worldWhat to Know About Gaza's Rocket Arsenal - The New York Times

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   May 13, 2021 · Despite Israel’s vaunted surveillance capability and overwhelming military firepower next door, Palestinian militants in Gaza have managed to amass a large arsenal of rockets with enhanced range...

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Qassam_rocketQassam rocket - Wikipedia

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   The Qassam rocket is the best-known type of rocket deployed by Palestinian militants, mainly against Israeli civilians, but also some military targets during the Second Intifada of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

   • Designed: 2001
   • Designer: Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades

   • Used by: Palestinian militants
   • Wars: Gaza–Israel conflict

9. www.nytimes.com › 2024/01/28 › worldWhere Is Hamas Getting Weapons? Increasingly, From Israel ...

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   Jan 28, 2024 · Published Jan. 28, 2024 Updated Jan. 29, 2024. Leer en español. Israeli military and intelligence officials have concluded that a significant number of weapons used by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks...

10. lieber.westpoint.edu › qassam-rockets-weaponIsrael-Hamas 2024 Symposium – Qassam Rockets, Weapon Reviews ...

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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.