Hamas Tunnelling Missiles

摘要

Just one and one-half years after Israel's Operation "Protective Edge" (OPE) in Gaza, the terrorist group Hamas has officially restocked its arsenal. The Times of Israel cited the assessment by unnamed Israeli officials who believe that Hamas has the same number of rockets today as it had in June 2014, where Hamas had an estimated 12,000 rockets ranging from long-range missiles capable of targeting Jerusalem to the mortars that ravaged the immediate towns and villages that border the Gaza Strip. The speed at which Hamas has replenished its stock is worth noting. During the 50-Day War, 4,600 rockets made landfall; another 4,000 were knocked out of the sky by the IRON DOME missile defence system; thus, an estimated total of 8,600 mortars and missiles were fired by Hamas. If Israeli officials are correct, this means that since the end of the war Hamas has produced about 16 rockets per day...