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Gaza Strip workshops (reported)

Gaza Strip workshops (reported) describes the reported clandestine production network in Gaza that fabricates rockets, mortars, and other weapons through small workshops, lathes, underground rooms, and tunnel-linked facilities.

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The Gaza Strip workshop network is not a single registered firm. Public reporting, Israeli military statements, and open-source analysis describe a distributed production base of workshops, lathes, tunnel shafts, above-ground rooms, and underground facilities used to make ammunition, rockets, and other weapons.

Because the facilities are clandestine and usually described through conflict reporting rather than formal corporate records, names and locations vary across sources. Available evidence points to a diffuse production base for locally produced systems rather than to a named industrial company.

rocket productionmortar productionimprovised weapons fabricationtunnel-linked workshop networks

Notable Systems

M90 long-range rocket, Unguided long-range artillery rocket, Artillery

M90 long-range rocket

Unguided long-range artillery rocket

Reported Gaza-produced long-range rocket associated with this workshop network.

Sources: M90 High Explosive Rocket (METIS), AP report on Gaza rocket workshop
Qassam-series unguided rocket, Improvised short-range unguided rocket family, Artillery

Qassam-series unguided rocket

Improvised short-range unguided rocket family

Locally produced improvised rocket family; Washington Institute background says Qassams are manufactured primarily in Gaza, with production relying on civilian-industry inputs, smuggled or imported materials, and simple metal-pipe construction.

Sources: Qassam production background

Manufacturer History

  1. AP reports a Gaza rocket workshop strike

    AP reported that Israeli aircraft struck a rocket production workshop in the Gaza Strip and said the workshop was run by Hamas and contained chemicals.

    Sources: AP report on Gaza rocket workshop

  2. AP reports a large central Gaza production site

    AP reported that Israeli forces uncovered a large weapons-production site in central Gaza with long-range rocket production facilities, mortar shells, explosives, and drones.

    Sources: AP report on Bureij weapons-production site

  3. IDF says it exposed the weapons industry

    The IDF said troops exposed the heart of Hamas's weapons manufacturing industry near Salah al-Din Road, including factories, lathes, tunnel shafts, and dozens of workshops.

    Sources: IDF central Gaza press release

  4. Washington Institute describes Qassam production

    Washington Institute background on the Qassam rocket described Qassams as manufactured primarily in Gaza and said production drew on basic civilian industries, smuggled material, and simple metal-pipe construction.

    Sources: Qassam production background

Website links
AP report on Gaza rocket workshopAP report on Bureij weapons-production siteIDF central Gaza press releaseWashington Institute analysisQassam production background

Open reporting on Gaza's workshop network is fragmentary because the facilities are clandestine and often described through military or conflict reporting rather than formal corporate records. No reliable headquarters address or rights-clear reusable manufacturer image was verified, so those fields are left blank.

Manufacturer Sources

  • AP report on Gaza rocket workshopPublisher: Associated Press | Note: Supports background on a rocket production workshop in the Gaza Strip that AP says was run by Hamas and contained chemicals. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • AP report on Bureij weapons-production sitePublisher: Associated Press | Note: Supports background on the Bureij production site described by AP as a large weapons-production location with long-range rocket facilities, mortar shells, explosives, and drones. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • IDF central Gaza press releasePublisher: Israel Defense Forces | Note: Supports background on the reported workshop network, including factories, lathes, tunnel shafts, and workshop areas used for weapons production in central Gaza. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Washington Institute analysisPublisher: The Washington Institute | Note: Supports background on Hamas's broader military-industrial buildup and the role of local production in its force development. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • M90 High Explosive Rocket (METIS)Publisher: Fenix Insight / METIS | Note: Supports background on the reported Gaza-produced M90 rocket as a locally made long-range system associated with this workshop network. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Qassam production backgroundPublisher: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Note: Supports background on Qassam rocket manufacture in Gaza, including workshop-style production inputs, common metal-pipe construction, and basic propellant materials. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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Qassam-series unguided rocket, Improvised short-range unguided rocket family, ArtillerySecond Intifada, 2008 Gaza War +2 moreQassam-series unguided rocketImprovised short-range unguided rocket familyBuilt in: Palestinian territoriesThe Qassam-series rocket is a locally produced, unguided steel-tube artillery rocket family associated with Hamas's Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Introduced from Gaza during the Second Intifada, the family evolved from a 3-4 km Qassam-1 into longer-range improvised variants while remaining a low-cost area-fire weapon documented in repeated Gaza-Israel rocket wars.