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Captured Weapons Shed Light on Hamas' Battle Blueprint
(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - Documents and maps seized from the Palestinian terrorists who infiltrated Israel reveal the extent of their meticulously planned operation, which they had been preparing for years. In addition to attacking border kibbutzim and cities like Sderot and Ofakim, Hamas also intended to invade Ashkelon via sea and even reach Kiryat Gat, 20 miles into Israeli territory, bringing along more than 30 vehicles. Hamas intended for their stay in Israeli communities to last a month, as evident from the quantities of food the invading forces brought with them. The massive quantities of weaponry found in Israeli territory also suggest Hamas' plans to engage in combat within Israel for several weeks. To date, 10,000 weapons of various types have been located and transferred to the National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit. The vast amount of weaponry could equip an entire military brigade and included thousands of full magazines and explosive charges of various sizes, some designed to attach to tanks and destroy armored vehicles. There were RPG missiles of various types originating from Russia and North Korea; thermobaric missiles - which the terrorists fired into living rooms, immediately setting them ablaze; 1,500 AK-47s; 2,000 grenades and dozens of Strela shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. Also found were numerous night-vision devices and communication equipment; hundreds of Dragunov sniper rifles and machine guns; explosive devices for breaching walls, fences and doors; trapping devices; hundreds of commando knives; drones equipped to drop explosive devices; and large Egyptian-made mines converted into handheld explosive devices.