How does Hamas get its rockets?
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How does Hamas get its rockets?
Hamas has produced the M-75 rockets in local workshops using the drawings and documentation supplied by Iran. The location of the workshops is unknown, though Hamas has displayed their production on Gaza television stations.
Who gives weapons to Gaza?
The effort for smuggling arms into the Gaza Strip is a confluence of interests – those of Iran – the arms supplier, contriving to gain influence in the Palestinian arena, and Hamas – leading the resistance camp and trying to achieve an advantage over Israel through acquiring standard weapons, namely long range rockets.
Who makes Hamas rockets?
Palestinian militants
Qassam rocket
| Qassam | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Palestinian militants |
| Produced | 2001–current |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Qassam 1: 35 kg; Qassam 2: 40 kg; Qassam 3: 50 kg; Qassam 4: 40–50 kg |
Where does Israel get its weapons?
Aside from Israel’s own arms industry, the USA is by far the biggest supplier of arms to Israel. However, numerous other countries are also major suppliers, especially Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
What’s the matter between Israel and Palestine?
Despite a long-term peace process, Israelis and Palestinians have failed to reach a final peace agreement. Progress was made towards a two-state solution with the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords, but today the Palestinians remain subject to Israeli military occupation in the Gaza Strip and in 165 “islands” across the West Bank.
Who sells the most weapons to Israel?
United States
United States. The United States is by far the biggest exporter of arms to Israel. Between 2009-2020, more than 70 percent of the arms Israel bought came from the US, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) Arms Transfers database, which only includes major conventional weapons.
What did Israel say about the Gaza rocket attack?
In a statement released shortly before midnight (21:00 GMT), the Israeli military said “fighter jets and [other] aircraft struck additional Hamas military targets in the Gaza Strip”. “Earlier tonight, a rocket was fired and during the day, explosive and arson balloons were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory,” it said.
What will happen if Hamas fails to stop cross-border rocket attacks?
Israeli leaders have warned Hamas that it risks a major escalation in the Gaza Strip by failing to stop cross-border rocket and incendiary balloon attacks. Defence Minister Benny Gantz said the Palestinian group, which controls Gaza, would “suffer a very severe blow”.
What is happening in the Gaza Strip?
Israel and Egypt have maintained a crippling blockade on Gaza Strip – a coastal territory which is home to two million Palestinians – since Hamas seized power. The latest incident came after the Israeli army announced it had found a new tunnel that crosses “dozens of metres into Israel” from the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian coastal enclave.
What is the Israel-Hamas conflict?
Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since 2008. A Hamas source told AFP news agency talks were held with an Egyptian delegation in Gaza on Monday before it left the territory for meetings with the Israelis and the occupied West Bank-based Palestinian Authority.