Hamas Weapons R&D Center Hit By IDF

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Israeli officials said Monday that the Israel Defense Forces managed to hit a target in Gaza which served as Hamas' arms development site.

 

"It was a target of high quality, and one of the State of Israel's strategic targets in Operation Cast Lead," a defense source said.

 

According to intelligence information gathered by the IDF and Shin Bet, the compound near the Islamic college in Gaza was being used as a chemical lab and as Hamas' important explosives lab in Gaza.

 

The Palestinian group used knowledge delivered from Iran and other places in order to increase the range of its Qassam and Grad rockets and develop advanced explosive devices, mortar shells and other weapons against Israel.

 

According to preestimations, paralyzing this compound would severely disrupt Hamas' ability to withstand a long battle.

Source: Roni Sofer, in Ynet News

Note the single building destroyed next to the untouched buldings.