Qassams

Qassams
n. Arabic family name; Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882-1935), Syrian sheikh who was educated at Al-Azhar University; Qassam rocket, Kassam rocket, primitive home-made rocket produced by the Palestinian Hamas made of iron (2.5 to 3 millimeters thick) filled with explosives

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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