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The Yasin anti-tank rocket launcher is a weapon developed by Hamas' Ezzedeen-al-qassam brigades named after the group's spiritual leader, Sheik Ahmed Yasin, who was assassinated by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on March 22, 2004. Apparently first used during the battle of Jabalya in October 2004, the Yasin was reportedly developed by Hamas' engineers under the direction of Adnan al-Ghoul, assassinated in Gaza by the IDF on October 22, 2004.

Ezzedeen-al-qassam brigades didn't reveal the technical specifications of the weapon, inspired of the Russian RPG-7. Made in clandestine workshops from material smuggled in the Gaza strip, its effectiveness against armor is unknown.


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