Palestinian domestic weapons production
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Even before the outbreak of the
anti-tank missiles and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). Though usually smuggled across the Egyptian border into the Gaza Strip and to a lesser extent Jordanian border into the West Bank, various small arms are believed to be produced in the Palestinian territories
.
On 14 August 2008 the Popular Resistance Committees showed off the Nasser-4 missile, an upgraded version of the existing Nasser-3.[1]
Known equipment
Aircraft
- armed drone.
Rockets
Multiple Rocket Launcher
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement)
Short Range Artillery Rockets
- Qassam Type 1, 2, 3, & 4 (Hamas)[2][3][4]
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement)[3]
- al Nasser-3 (Popular Resistance Committees)[5]
- al Nasser-4 (Popular Resistance Committees)
- Saria-2 (Tanzim)
- Kafah (Fatah)[5]
- Jenin-1 (Fatah)
- Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade)
- Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade)
- Al-Samoud (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine)[5]
Anti-Tank Missiles
- Yasin RPG (Hamas)[6]
- al Bana RPG (Hamas developed, in use by other factions)
- al Batar RPG (Hamas developed, in use by other factions)[5][4]
Mortars
Small arms
References
- ^ Ha'aretz 15 August 2008 PRC: Our new rocket can reach as far as Ashdod
- ^ "Gaza's rocket threat to Israel". 21 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Palestinian Authority" (PDF). www.tau.ac.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Website of 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades - Hamas' Military Wing - Details Weapons Manufactured in Gaza to be Used Against Israel, Including Suicide Belts, Anti-Tank Mines, Rockets and Mortars, and Others".
- ^ a b c d "Palestinian Weapons Production and Smuggling: Missiles, Rockets & Mortars". Archived from the original on 2020-03-16.
- ^ "Yassin RPG – the Underground RPG of Gaza". 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Say hello to 'Carlo,' the cheap, lethal go-to gun for terrorists". The Times of Israel.
Bibliography
- Horowitz, Adam; Ratner, Lizzy; Weiss, Philip (2011). The Goldstone Report: The Legacy of the Landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict. Bold Type Books. ISBN 978-1568586410.