Hamas Naval Commando Drowns During Training Accident

Hamas naval commando who drowned in training accident. (photo credit:ARAB MEDIA)

Jerusalem Post: Hamas naval commando drowns in training accident off Gaza coast

The death of the commando came amid signs over the past year that Hamas is attempting to bolster its capability to attack Israel from the sea.

A member of the naval commando unit of Hamas's military wing, the Kassam Brigades, drowned in a training accident on Sunday off the coast of Gaza, the group announced.

The Hamas naval commando was named as 27-year-old Nabil Marine, from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.

The Kassam Brigades praised Marine as a martyr in its statement on his death.

The death of the commando came amid signs over the past year that Hamas is attempting to bolster its capability to attack Israel from the sea.

WNU Editor: It looks like Hamas is still trying to develop a force that can attack Israel from the sea.

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