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On October 14, 2023, Hamas's military wing, the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, posted a one-minute 18-second clip showing what it said was a new anti-armor projectile called "Al-Yasin," and how it was used. It said that the high-destructive capacity projectile had entered service for the first time during the October 7 Hamas large-scale offensive.[1]
The video opens with operatives from Al-Qassam Brigades Military Manufacturing Unit assembling, packaging, and delivering the Al-Yasin 105-mm caliber anti-armor projectile.
Next in the video, fighters in uniforms with Al-Qassam Brigades Anti-Tank Unit insignia each receive a bag with three projectiles and supposedly head to the front line.
The video ends with footage of an attack during the Hamas October 7 attack with what it states is the Al-Yasin used against an Israeli Merkava tank, during which the tank is blown up.
Below are screenshots from video:
[1] Telegram.me, qassambrigades/28543, October 14, 2023.
