Tuesday, May 18, 2021

IDF Says An Underwater Drone Attack By Hamas Was Thwarted

An aerial view of the Israeli 'Tamar' gas processing rig 24 kilometers off the Israeli southern coast of Ashkelon. Noble Energy and Delek are the main partners in the oil field, October 11, 2013. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90) 

 Times Of Israel: IDF says it thwarted underwater drone attack by Hamas from northern Gaza 

Military destroys autonomous submarine before it leaves the coast and strikes car used by Hamas operatives who launched it; no details on target of attempted attack 

The Hamas terror group attempted to attack Israeli naval assets with an autonomous submarine from northern Gaza on Monday, the Israeli military said, adding that it destroyed the device shortly after launch and struck the team that operated it. 

According to the Israel Defense Forces, a number of operatives from the Gaza-ruling terror group were seen approaching the shore with the device and putting it in the water.  

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Update: Israel Halts Production on Offshore Gas Platform After Attempted Hamas Attacks (Haaretz)  

WNU Editor: The IDF is also saying that the drone operator was killed in a military strike.

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