Qassam rocket

Qassam
Qassam
	Eight Qassam launchers, seven equipped with operating systems and one armed and ready to launch.
Service history
Used by	Palestinian militants
Wars	Gaza–Israel conflict
Production history
Designer	Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
Designed	2001
Manufacturer	Palestinian militants
Produced	2001–current
Specifications
Mass	Qassam 1: 35 kg;; Qassam 2: 40 kg;; Qassam 3: 50 kg;; Qassam 4: 40–50 kg
Length	Qassam 1: 180 cm;; Qassam 2: 180 cm;; Qassam 3: 220 cm;; Qassam 4: 244 cm
Diameter	Qassam 1: 11.5 cm;; Qassam 2: 11.5 cm;; Qassam 3: 11.5 cm;; Qassam 4: 11.5 cm
Warhead	Explosive material with metal bearing balls; standard explosive material
Warhead weight	Qassam 1: 5 kg;; Qassam 2: 10 kg;; Qassam 3: 20 kg;; Qassam 4:~10 kg
Propellant	Solid fuel (sugar and potassium nitrate mix)
Operational; range	Qassam 1: 5 km;; Qassam 2:12 km;; Qassam 3: 16 km

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.

Since 2001 when the first Qassam rocket was made, there have been 3 different models of the Qassam rocket. Rockets for other militant groups in Palestine are also called Qassams by the Israeli media.

References

1 2 3 "What are Qassam Rockets?". Jewish Policy Center.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
↑ "רגעי האימה של ילדי שדרות בדרך לבית-ספר". nana10.co.il. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
↑ "שדרונט- הקסאם". sderonet.co.il. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
↑ "Gaza: Palestinian Rockets Unlawfully Targeted Israeli Civilians". hrw.org/news/. Human Rights Watch. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
↑ Rocket threat from the Gaza Strip, 2000–2007 (PDF). Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (Report). Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center. December 2007. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

[qassam_specs-1] 1 2 3 "What are Qassam Rockets?". Jewish Policy Center.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[2] "רגעי האימה של ילדי שדרות בדרך לבית-ספר". nana10.co.il. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[3] "שדרונט- הקסאם". sderonet.co.il. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[hrw2-4] "Gaza: Palestinian Rockets Unlawfully Targeted Israeli Civilians". hrw.org/news/. Human Rights Watch. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

[rocket-threat-p33-5] Rocket threat from the Gaza Strip, 2000–2007 (PDF). Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (Report). Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center. December 2007. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.