New York Times: Most of Hamas’s weapons are supplied by Israel
| In a report, an American newspaper discussed the sources of supply of weapons used by Hamas in the recent war and wrote that these weapons were not supplied from Iran or through tunnels, but from Israel itself. |
According to the report of Fars International News Agency, the American newspaper “New York Times” on Sunday discussed the sources that the Hamas movement uses to supply its weapons.
In this report, it is stated that many of the weapons that the Israeli forces used in the blockade against Gaza are now being used against them.
Israeli army, the main source of weapons for Hamas
The New York Times wrote: “The Israeli army and intelligence sources have concluded that a large number The weapons used by Hamas in the October 7 attacks and in the Gaza war came from an unlikely source: the Israeli army itself.” The report continues: “For years, analysts It was believed that despite the fact that the Israeli army imposed a comprehensive blockade on Gaza, Hamas has largely turned to underground routes for its weapons, but recent information has shown how capable Hamas is of making its missiles and anti-tank weapons using There have been thousands of munitions that Israel has thrown into Gaza but they have not exploded. Hamas has also armed its fighters with weapons stolen from Israeli military bases.”
Missiles of the Israeli army during the 2021 attacks on Gaza
Israel’s miscalculation of Hamas’ ability to obtain weapons
The American newspaper added: “Information gathered over the past months The war showed that the Israeli authorities not only misjudged Hamas’ intentions before October 7, but they also did not have a correct estimate of Hamas’s ability to obtain weapons.
What is abundantly clear is that many of the weapons that Israeli forces have used against Gaza for the past 17 years are being used against them now.
The New York Times wrote: Explosives of the American and Israeli armies enabled Hamas to rain rockets against Israel and infiltrate Israeli cities from Gaza for the first time. “Unexploded ordnance has been the main source of explosives for Hamas,” says the Israel Police Bomb Disposal Unit and Israel Police Advisor. They used bombs and mortars that were fired from Israel (but did not work) and repurposed them for their explosives and rockets.” Arms experts say that about 10 percent It doesn’t explode from ammunition, but in the case of Israel, this number could be higher.
Israel’s arsenal is full of very old weapons.
One of the Israeli intelligence officers who, like a number of other intelligence officers, asked to investigate security issues anonymously said: “Israel’s arsenal includes missiles It is related to the Vietnam War era and it has not been produced by the US or other armies for many years, and the non-explosion rate of these missiles and bombs can be higher and up to 15%”.
This, combined with years of sporadic bombings, as well as recent bombings against Gaza, have left the area littered with thousands of tons of unexploded ordnance waiting to be reused. An unexploded 750-pound (340-kilogram) bomb can set off hundreds of rockets.
The New York Times wrote that Hamas did not respond to messages for comment. and the Israeli army also said in a statement that it is still committed to destroying Hamas, but did not give a specific answer to the questions about Hamas weapons.
This American newspaper wrote in its report: US officials knew before the October attacks that Hamas might reuse some of the Israeli-made weapons that were fired at Gaza but did not explode, but the scope of this issue after the October 7 attacks has surprised weapons experts.
One of the Hamas workshops for making rockets and missiles in Gaza
Stealing thousands of bullets and hundreds of rifles and grenades from Israeli bases
Israeli authorities already knew that their arsenals were vulnerable to theft. The military report published early last year shows that thousands of bullets and hundreds of rifles and grenades were stolen from the poorly guarded military bases of this regime.
The military report states that some of these weapons have found their way to the West Bank and others have gone to the Gaza Strip through Sinai, but this report has focused on military security. This report states: “We are supplying our enemies with our own weapons.” The New York Times wrote: “The implications of this report emerged on October 7th. Just a few hours after Hamas crossed the borders of Gaza and attacked the nearby Israeli settlements, the body of one of the Hamas fighters was found dead outside the “Raim” military base. One of the grenades in his belt had Hebrew writing on it, which turned out to be one of the latest Israeli-made bulletproof grenades. A number of Hamas fighters tried to capture the base, and according to Israeli officials, some weapons were looted from this base and transferred to Gaza. He examined one of the Hamas rockets that were fired at Israeli settlements. By examining this rocket, it has been determined that the explosives of this rocket are most likely unexploded rockets that the Israeli army fired at Gaza in the previous war.
According to the videos that Hamas released and the remains of weapons discovered by Israel, anti-tank explosives, RPG warheads and grenades were made by modifying Israeli weapons.
Israeli officials believe that rockets and missiles require a large amount of materials There are explosives that are very difficult to smuggle into Gaza. However, on October 7, Hamas fired so many rockets and missiles that the Iron Dome air defense system could not deal with all of them. In these attacks, Hamas fired rockets at Israeli cities and military bases, and one rocket hit one of the Israeli military bases, which is believed to house part of Israel’s nuclear missile program.
Firing thousands of rockets and missiles towards Israeli settlements on October 7
Hamas used to use powdered sugar to make rockets, but now it has become creative
The New York Times wrote in its report: “Hamas once relied on materials such as fertilizer and powdered sugar to make its rockets, but since 2007, Israel has imposed a strict blockade on Gaza and the import of some goods, including electronic and computer equipment that can be He used them to make weapons, limited them. Blocking and confronting the entrance and exit tunnels to Gaza forced Hamas to be creative. Hamas’ manufacturing capabilities are now sophisticated enough to disassemble a 2,000-pound (907 kg) bomb warhead, remove the explosives, and reuse them.”
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