Yasin (RPG)
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The Yasin, also known as Yassin, or Al-Yassin, is an anti-tank weapon derived from the RPG-7 produced by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and first deployed in 2004. It was named after Hamas' spiritual leader, Sheik Ahmed Yasin, killed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on March 22, 2004.
Yasin RPG with tactical vest and assault rifle magazines found in Beit Hanoun in 2006
Al-Qassam Brigades
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The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, named after Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, is the military wing of the Palestinian organization Hamas. Currently led by Mohammed Deif, IQB is the largest and best-equipped militant group operating within Gaza today.
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, Syrian Muslim preacher and leader in Arab nationalist resistance to British and French rule, a militant opponent of Zionism in the 1920s and 1930s
Qassam rockets launched from Gaza, on display at an Israeli police station at Sderot, 2009.
Al Qassam militants rappelling during a training exercise in Gaza, January 2013