Qassam rockets
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Qassam rockets are improvised, short-range artillery rockets developed and fired primarily by Hamas from the Gaza Strip toward Israeli territory.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artillery rocket
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improvised rocket ⓘ short-range rocket ⓘ |
| accuracy | low accuracy ⓘ |
| construction | steel tube body ⓘ |
| counteredBy |
Iron Dome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli early warning systems ⓘ |
| developedBy | Hamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fins | simple metal stabilizing fins ⓘ |
| firingPattern | often fired in salvos ⓘ |
| firstUsedInConflict | Second Intifada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstUseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | unguided ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Qassam-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qassam-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Qassam-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Qassam-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalPerception | viewed as a form of asymmetric warfare ⓘ |
| launchMethod | indirect fire ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | ground-based launcher ⓘ |
| launchPreparation | relatively simple ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization | described as indiscriminate weapons by many observers ⓘ |
| manufacturingLocation | clandestine workshops in Gaza Strip ⓘ |
| materialSource | locally available materials ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Izz ad-Din al-Qassam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEffect |
damage to property
ⓘ
psychological impact on civilian population ⓘ |
| primaryTargetRegion |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedAs | series of models ⓘ |
| propellant | homemade solid propellant ⓘ |
| propulsionType | solid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| riskToOperators | launching can be dangerous to crews due to crude construction ⓘ |
| targetType |
civilian areas
ⓘ
military targets ⓘ |
| typicalRange |
3 to 10 kilometers for early models
ⓘ
up to about 15 to 20 kilometers for later models ⓘ |
| typicalWarheadMass | about 5 to 10 kilograms for early models ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFromLocation | Gaza Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
2008–2009 Gaza War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2012 Gaza conflict ⓘ 2014 Gaza War ⓘ 2021 Israel–Hamas conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ 2023 Israel–Hamas war NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaza–Israel conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive warhead ⓘ |
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