Israeli media: Hamas has unmanned submarines
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israeli media reported on Sunday that Hamas has built unmanned submarines that targeted an Israeli gas platform in the sea.
Israeli Channel 11 said that Al Qassam Brigades has already targeted a gas platform with unmanned submarines with built-in GPS and can carry 50 kg of explosives.
Citing the Israeli army, the correspondent of the Israeli Kan channel said that Hamas has succeeded in producing remotely operated submarines.
IDF: Hamas has succeeded in producing remotely operated submarines with GPS, 50 kg of explosives that are designed to commit suicide on the Tamar gas rig or naval ships. Most of these submarines where destroyed this week.
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Following the assassination of Al Qassam’s top engineer Muhammad Izwari, his brother had said that he had developed unmanned submarines.
An Israeli military source said that the unmanned submarines are made locally.
A statement, approved by the Israeli army, said that Hamas had recently accumulated a good deal of equipment, submarines, jet skis, and speedboats.