Palestinian rocket arsenal

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The Palestinian rocket arsenal used in the Arab–Israeli conflict includes a wide range of rockets and missiles, varying in design, size and payload capacity. Palestinian rockets include those locally made in Gaza and the West Bank as well as weapons smuggled from Iran and Syria. Rockets are used in attacks on Israel, mostly to target Israeli civilian centers in addition to Israeli military posts. Various Palestinian groups have used rockets against Israel including Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, as well as left-wing groups. Rockets are one of the main weapons produced by Palestinian militant and terrorist groups.

Types of rockets

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al Nasser – used by Popular Resistance Committees and left-wing militant organizations
al Nasser-3
al Nasser-4
al Quds – a homemade rocket used by Islamic Jihad"[http://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2014/07/22/israel-using-a-variety-of-weapons-in-gaza-assault Israel using a variety of weapons]." Daily Sabah. 22 July 2014.
Al Quds 101
Al Quds 102
Arafat used by the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and Fatah, launched from the West Bank
Arafat 1
Arafat 2
Aqsa-3 – used by the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and Fatah
Bahaa – developed by Al Aksa Martyrs Brigade, named after Saed Bahaa, launched from West BankKlein, Aaron. "[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3249653,00.html Israel deliberately minimizing rocket threat?]." yNet News. 11 May 2006.
Cenin – a rocket used by Fatah
Fajr-5 – an Iranian artillery rocket first developed in the 1990s[http://vitalperspective.typepad.com/vital_perspective_clarity/north_korea/index.html Vital Perspective: North Korea.] Retrieved on 12 May 2008.
M-75 – Gazan produced Fajr-5 rocket,{{cite web|url=http://militaryedge.org/armaments/fajr-5/|title=333mm Fajr 5 (M-75)|date=28 October 2013|publisher=}} used in attacks on Tel Aviv, Israel's most populated city. Hamas has produced the M-75 rockets in local workshops using the drawings and documentation supplied by Iran. The location of the workshops is unknown, though Hamas has displayed their production on Gaza television stations."[https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/aug/13/hamas-rockets-cease-fire-israel-video Hamas produces rockets as fighting winds down]." The Guardian. 13 August 2014."[http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=714851 M75 strikes Tel Aviv] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074351/http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=714851 |date=6 October 2014 }}." Maan News Accessed 12 August 2014.
Jenin-1 – used by Fatah
Kafah – used by Fatah
Katushya – a Soviet Grad rocket,"[https://www.businessinsider.com/hamas-rocket-arsenal-2014-7 Hamas Rocket Arsenal]." Business Insider. July 2014. first used in 2006 in a strike that killed two Israeli Bedouin Arabs; at the time the Katushya's range exceeded the Qassam."[http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4855056.stm Katushya fired from Gaza]." BBC. 28 March 2006. Soviet designation for the rocket originally was M-21-OF, later changed to 9M22.
KN-103 – rocket referenced in threat by Fatah,"[http://www.i24news.tv/en/mobile#content/36830 Israel Channel 24 News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612174417/http://www.i24news.tv/en/mobile |date=12 June 2015 }}." Accessed 12 August 2014. use and existence unknown
M-302 (M302), Palestinian designation R160 (R-160) – a Chinese designed, Syrian made rocket, used in attacks on cities near Jerusalem"[http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Syrian-made-M302-rocket-fired-by-Hamas-at-Hadera-362008 Syrian made M302]." The Jerusalem Post. Accessed 12 August 2014."[http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/middle-east-unrest/hamas-firing-china-designed-syria-made-m-302-rockets-israel-n152461 Hamas firing chia designed rockets]." NBC News. Accessed 12 August 2014."[http://m.ibtimes.com/long-range-hamas-rockets-are-evidence-ties-syria-iran-israelis-say-1624646 Long range Hamas rockets]." IBTimes. 10 August 2014. and Haifa"[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/10955377/Hamas-fires-rockets-at-Tel-Aviv-and-Jerusalem.html Rocket attacks Haifa]." The Telegraph. Accessed 12 August 2014.
Qassam (or Kassam) – a Gazan produced rocket used by Hamas
Qassam 1 – weighs 35 kilograms and is 180 centimeters long"[http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/prr/qassams.php What are Qassams?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414193851/http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/prr/qassams.php |date=14 April 2009 }}." Jewish policy center.
Qassam 2 – weighs 40 kilograms and is 180 centimeters long
Qassam 3 – weighs 50 kilograms and is 220 centimeters long
Qassam 4 – weighs 40–50 kilograms and is 244 centimeters long
Saria-2 – used by Tanzim
Sumoud – in use by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Ayyash-250 - with a range of 250 km (155 miles) - used by Hamas{{cite web|last1=Hinz|first1=Fabian|title=Iran Transfers Rockets to Palestinian Groups|date=May 19, 2021|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/irans-rockets-palestinian-groups|publisher=Wilson Center|accessdate=October 20, 2023}}
Badr-3 - unveiled by Palestinian Islamic Jihad in 2019, carries a 300-400 kg warhead

=Anti-tank missiles=

Yasin RPG – used by Hamas
al Bana RPG – used and developed by Hamas, in use by other factions
al Batar RPG – used and developed by Hamas, in use by other factions

=Rocket launchers=

al Quds-3 Multiple Rocket Launcher – in use by Hamas & Islamic Jihad

Impact

{{As of|2014|7}} Palestinian attacks on Israel using rockets have killed 28 people, mostly civilians, and injured more than 1,900 people, but their main effect is their creation of widespread psychological trauma and disruption of daily life among the Israeli populace.Martin Patience, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7270168.stm Playing cat and mouse with Gaza rockets], BBC News 28 February 2008 Medical studies in Sderot, the Israeli city closest to the Gaza Strip, have documented a post-traumatic stress disorder incidence among young children of almost 50%, as well as high rates of depression and miscarriage.[http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=304334 Report: Missiles on Sderot increase miscarriages], Jerusalem Post 24 February 2013[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3739071,00.html Study: Half of Sderot's toddlers suffering from PTSD], Ynet News 30 June 2009[http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israeli-survey-almost-half-of-sderot-preteens-show-symptoms-of-ptsd.premium-1.479113 Israeli survey: Almost half of Sderot preteens show symptoms of PTSD], Haaretz 20 November 2012

Israel Iron Dome is Israel's first line of defense against Palestinian rockets, demonstrating an effectiveness of around 90%.[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/09/world/iron-dome-israel-defense-explained-intl-dg/index.html Iron Dome, explained]

References

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