In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “set up by a hamas militant in gaza the al-bana rocket launcher is a weapon developed by hamas ' ezzedeen-al-qas”. Today it says “weapon developed by hamas 's izz ad-din al-qassam brigades under the direction of adnan al-ghoul and mohammed d”. Designation language fell while accusation language rose.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “set up by a hamas militant in gaza the al-bana rocket launcher is a weapon developed by hamas ' ezzedeen-al-qas”. Today it says “weapon developed by hamas 's izz ad-din al-qassam brigades under the direction of adnan al-ghoul and mohammed d”. Designation language fell while accusation language rose.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Made from raw material and equipment smuggled into the Gaza Strip using tunnels in Rafah , the al-Bana was the first example, during the Al-Aqsa Intifada , of Hamas' engineers capacity to produce relatively sophisticated weapons.1 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 .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
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 , the al-Bana was the first example, during the Al-Aqsa Intifada , of Hamas' engineers capacity to produce relatively sophisticated weapons. 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 .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
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 , the al-Bana was the first example, during the Al-Aqsa Intifada , of Hamas' engineers capacity to produce relatively sophisticated weapons. 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 .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
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 , the al-Bana was the first example, during the Al-Aqsa Intifada , of Hamas' engineers capacity to produce relatively sophisticated weapons. 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 .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Palestinian anti-tank rocket launcher The al-Bana ( Arabic : البنا ) 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 .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “set up by a hamas militant in gaza the al-bana rocket launcher is a weapon developed by hamas ' ezzedeen-al-qas”. Today it says “weapon developed by hamas 's izz ad-din al-qassam brigades under the direction of adnan al-ghoul and mohammed d”. Designation language fell while accusation language rose. Read the current article and compare.
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set up by a hamas militant in gaza the al-bana rocket launcher is a weapon developed by hamas ' ezzedeen-al-qas
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weapon developed by hamas 's izz ad-din al-qassam brigades under the direction of adnan al-ghoul and mohammed d
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