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Hamas Unveils a New “Homemade” Tank

The war machine recently showed off by Hamas is a fake, senior Israeli official Ofir Gendelman tweeted. He believes the ‘tank’ is in fact a wooden replica, planted on another, less intimidating vehicle.

The memorial service for seven Hamas fighters killed by a tunnel collapse about a week ago featured a piece of military hardware shown off by the movement’s military wing Izz ad-Din Al-Qassam Brigades. The ceremony was aired by Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV.

The Tufah neighborhood [in Gaza] has a long history with enemy tanks and therefore we’re preparing for the day we shall meet those tanks,” Al-Qassam Brigades speaker said according to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)

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The war machine recently showed off by Hamas is a fake, senior Israeli official Ofir Gendelman tweeted. He believes the ‘tank’ is in fact a wooden replica, planted on another, less intimidating vehicle.

The memorial service for seven Hamas fighters killed by a tunnel collapse about a week ago featured a piece of military hardware shown off by the movement’s military wing Izz ad-Din Al-Qassam Brigades. The ceremony was aired by Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV.

The Tufah neighborhood [in Gaza] has a long history with enemy tanks and therefore we’re preparing for the day we shall meet those tanks,” Al-Qassam Brigades speaker said according to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)

. “Let the locally-produced vehicle move forward.”

However the Israeli prime minister’s spokesperson for Arab media, Ofir Gendelman, mocked the machine on Twitter.

 

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