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Al-Bana

Palestinian anti-tank rocket launcher

The al-Bana () rocket launcher is a weapon developed by Hamas's Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades under the direction of Adnan al-Ghoul and Mohammed Deif. Made from raw material and equipment smuggled into the Gaza Strip using tunnels in Rafah, named after Hassan al-Banna founder of the Muslim brotherhood, the al-Bana was the first example, during the Second Intifada, of Hamas' engineers capacity. It was to launch Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel.

The shoulder-fired al-Bana was extensively used during Israeli Defense Forces incursions to fight against tanks and armored vehicles. The al-Bana was replaced, in 2003, by the more elaborated Batar and is no longer used by Hamas. Slightly modified versions of the al-Bana were made and used by other Palestinian militant groups. In 2004, Hamas engineers provided the group with a new and sophisticated shoulder-fired rocket launcher, the Yasin.

References

Strazzari, Francesco. (2010). "Another Nakba: Weapons Availability and the Transformation of the Palestinian National Struggle, 1987-2007". International Studies Perspectives.

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