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Hamas official confirms Qassam rocket tests

Hamas' testing of Qassam rockets points to the movement's failure to draw the right conclusions or lessons from its last confrontation with Israel.

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display a home-made Qassam rocket during a military parade marking the 27th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2014.  REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY) - RTR4HXKR
Palestinian members of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display a homemade Qassam rocket during a military parade marking the 27th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City, Dec. 14, 2014. — REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

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