Tito Masoud

Tito Masoud (1967 – 11 June 2003), also spelled as Tito Mas'ud, was a Palestinian militant and leader in the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas. He was an important figure in Palestinian domestic weapons production. Together with Nidal Farhat, Masoud manufactured the first Qassam rocket in 2001, which is actively deployed by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades against military and civilian targets in southern Israel.