Monday, November 19, 2012

Hamas Underground Missile Launchers Are Far More Sophisticated Than First Thought



Video: Sophisticated Hamas Underground Missile Launchers -- Haaretz

The sophisticated underground rocket launcher system in Gaza has been exposed by the terrorist organization in a video.

MAGHAZI REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip — From the time he was a boy, Ali al-Manama dreamed of joining the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Hamas movement. His commitment intensified when his father, a Qassam fighter, was killed by an Israeli drone in 2001 as he fired mortar shells over the border. Ali joined up at 15, relatives said, and by 23 had risen to be a commander in this neighborhood in the midsection of this coastal Palestinian territory.

On Friday, at the funeral of a fellow fighter, Mr. Manama leaned over the body and said, “I’ll join you soon, God willing,” recalled a cousin who spoke on the condition that he be identified only by his first name, Mahmoud.

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My Comment: The New York Times provides more information on how sophisticated and disciplined Hamas has become in firing rockets against Israel. The New York Times link is here.

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