Israel claims that Iran is helping Hamas terrorists develop precision missile capabilities. This new detail about the ongoing Middle Eastern war in the Gaza Strip was announced by the Israel Defense Forces on Sunday, Jan. 7.
During a press release, Israeli defense officials said that they obtained new evidence proving that the Palestinian militant organization has advanced cruise missile capabilities. They stated that these were discovered during a raid in the Tuffah and Daraj neighborhoods of the Gaza Strip. Here are other details shared by the Israel Defense Forces.
Israel Claims Iran Helps Hamas Develop Precision Missiles
Palestinian Hamas militants are seen during a military show in the Bani Suheila district on July 20, 2017 in Gaza City, Gaza. For the past ten years Gaza residents have lived with constant power shortages, in recent years these cuts have worsened, with supply of regular power limited to four hours a day.
On X (formerly known as Twitter), the Israel Defense Forces posted footage showing the advanced war technologies they discovered during one of their raids in Gaza.
The Times of Israel reported that Israeli soldiers found some components proving that the Hamas terrorist group is being guided by Iranians on how to build and operate strategic weapons, as well as precision components.
"Under Iranian guidance, Hamas operatives learned how to operate and build precision missile production components and strategic weapons," said the IDF via its official X post.
The Israel Defense Forces said that the evidence was found at a weapons production site located in a 100-meter-long Hamas tunnel, which was uncovered by the nation's Nahal Brigade soldiers and special forces.
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What Precision Missile Capabilities Hamas Works On?
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Based on the images and video it shared, the IDF claimed that the precision components include a warhead of a cruise missile, as well as a rocket engine. This is surprising since Hamas terrorists are known to be lacking long-range guided missiles.
Although they are Israeli officials know that they possess small explosive drones (used for short-range attacks), makeshift explosive-laden autonomous submarines, underwater drones, and anti-tank guided missiles, long-range precision missiles are not their thing.
Aside from the mentioned war components and technologies mentioned above, Hamas terrorists also allegedly possess shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, which are not efficient against war planes of Israel, as reported by Fox News.
As of writing, the IDF hasn't confirmed if these advanced guided missile capabilities of Hamas have been used or if they are still in the development stages.
The alleged assistance of Iran to Hamas terrorists come as the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth month ever since the Palestinian terrorist group conducted its deadly Oct. 7 (2023) attack.
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