qassam brigades

Noun
  1. The military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel (synset 108057009)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: israel, sion, state of israel, yisrael, zion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    is a part of: hamas, islamic resistance movement - a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing
    same as: iz al-din al-qassam battalions, salah al-din battalions

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