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Hamas possesses a "new weapon" to face Israeli armor in case Israel decides upon a ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, a senior Iranian official and ranking cleric told worshippers in Tehran today. According to former Iranian president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, chairman of Iran's powerful Expediency Council, the advanced weapon would allow the Palestinian militant group to target Israeli tanks "from a long distance."
Originally posted by mayabong
How dare they have real weapons to actually fight back, this is a travesty! Only Pringles cans to shoot morter rounds are allowed. Actually second thought Pringles are probably banned in Gaza because they contain food. lol
A missile slamming into a school bus, and failing to detonate, could be one cause. If thats the case, anbd the pictures could lend support to that theory, would then allow the possibility of Israeli authorities being able to confirm what weapon was used by recovery of the failed device.
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by Xcathdra
A missile slamming into a school bus, and failing to detonate, could be one cause. If thats the case, anbd the pictures could lend support to that theory, would then allow the possibility of Israeli authorities being able to confirm what weapon was used by recovery of the failed device.
If that were true then Israel would have had the pictures of the device plastered on every world news outlet within hours..
To do so now would seem fishy, too much time has passed..
Now, if you will excuse me I need to go take a shower.. I feel dirty for being on your side on this post as devils advocate
Originally posted by P3ACE0WAR
reply to post by nenothtu
Please write a reply in this thread, I've been waiting for someone to bring a critical piece of information to support the IDF claim that it was an anti-Tank missile.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
I call it a lie because anti-Tank missile would easily rip through the unarmored layers of the bus. Either the armor is strong enough to cause a huge explosion, or it will rip right through, neither has happened. The black stain in the back of the bus shows the weapon has exploded.
It looks more like a home made rocket, see the black stain on the ground?
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Originally posted by P3ACE0WAR
reply to post by Xcathdra
Firstly that is not the original statement, that is written in the reporter's own words.
Non the less this report doesn't say they targeted the bus, nor does it say they used an anti-Tank missile. It says they targeted the occupation, aiming that specific road because tanks which fire towards Gaza use that road and that road connects military sites.
It doesn't say they targeted civilians with intention, nor does it say they used an anti-Tank missile with guidance system.
أكد أبو عبيدة الناطق باسم كتائب القسام الجناح العسكري لحماس أن العدو الصهيوني يتحمل مسؤولية التصعيد في غزة والذي أسفر عن استشهاد ما يزيد عن خمسين فلسطيني وإصابة العشرات خلال الأسابيع القليلة الماضية ، مضيفا أن المقاومة تستهدف مواقعاً عسكرية لا كما يزعم الاحتلال أنها مدنية.
ونفى أبو عبيدة في مؤتمر صحفي عقده عصر السبت في غزة مزاعم الاحتلال بأن الحافلة التي استهدفتها كتائب القسام قرب ما يسمى كفار سعد شرق غزة أنها مدنية مؤكدا أنها حافلة تتنقل بين مواقع عسكرية وتمر على طريق عسكري يشكل حزاما أمنيا لتحرك الدبابات التي تطلق القذائف بحق شعبنا.
وشدد الناطق باسم القسام أن إصرار العدو على المضي في عدوانه الهمجي لن "يثنينا عن الرد بالطريقة المناسبة ، مشيرا إلى أنه لا يمكن الحديث عن تهدئة بينما الاحتلال يرتكب المجازر بحق أبناء شعبنا.
وختم أبو عبيدة بتجديد العهد على المضي "جهادنا وثورتنا ضد الاحتلال ومعنا كل الثوار والأحرار في العالم حتى تحرير فلسطين"
English Translation
Confirmed Abu Obeida, a spokesman for al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas military wing, that the Zionist enemy has the responsibility for the escalation in Gaza which resulted in the martyrdom of more than 50 Palestinians and wounding dozens in the past few weeks, adding that the resistance targets military sites, not as the occupation is alleged to be civilian.
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by nenothtu
Panels? Aren't you the one who contested the pictures that were presented of the interior because "the rear window appeared intact", and it wasn't in the bus you saw previously? Here's an experiment to try: Go to an external wall of your house, and try to kick the wall out. Hurts, don't it? Now try to kick the window out instead.
It even works as a merely Einsteinian Thought Experiment.
A bomb is no smarter than we are, and it will damage what is easiest to damage first as well. If that damage allows for sufficient energy release, then it stops right there.
Come on, look at the pics and the bus design..
The engine compartment is below floor level which is set quite high to allow luggage storage underneath like in many tour buses..
The blast came from the engine bay obviously..
There are no floor panels blown up except that one little inspection door..
Are you saying enough blast came through that one little hole to blow out nearly every window in the bus?
But then when you look just below that panel there are smallish white tubing's etc that show no signs of damage..
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Ibrahim Baraka
(13-04-2011)
E.Q.B. fired five mortars at the military site "The Third Eye"
(09-04-2011)
Press Conference about the aggression on Gaza 9-4-2011
(09-04-2011)
E.Q.B. fired three grads at the military base "Of-Keem"
(09-04-2011)
E.Q.B. fired two mortars at the military site "Nir Es-Haq"
(09-04-2011)
E.Q.B. fired four homemade rockets at the military site "Ashkol"
(09-04-2011)
E.Q.B. fired two homemade rockets at the military site in Karm Abu Salim
(09-04-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Ahmed Nabil Az-Zeitounia
(09-04-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Tyaseer Abu Snaima & Mohammed Awaja
(09-04-2011)
E.Q.B. fired (3) mortars at a military site east of Karm Abu Salim
(08-04-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Ahmed Ghrab
(08-04-2011)
E.Q.B. fired (3) mortars at "Sofa" military site
(08-04-2011)
E.Q.B. fired (3) mortars (6) homemade rockets at Zionist military sites
(08-04-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Raed Shehada
(08-04-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Abdullah Al Qarra & Mu'taz Abu Jame`a
(08-04-2011)
Al Qassam mourns martyr Saleh al- Tarabin
(07-04-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Mansur Abu Aser
(04-04-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn three of its members
(02-04-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Hasan Abu Jaber
(01-04-2011)
Press Statement on March 21st, 2011
(21-03-2011)
E.Q.B. fired (33) mortars Zionist military bases near Gaza
(20-03-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Ashraf Faraj Abu Hana
(20-03-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Adana Eshtaiwi & Ghassan Abu Amro
(16-03-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Abdul Hamid Abu Ghali
(09-03-2011)
E.Q.B mourns the Mujahed Mamdouh Abu Harbid
(24-01-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Zaher A. Jarghoun
(18-01-2011)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Basheir Mdoukh
(15-01-2011)
Abu Obeida statement during the press conference in December 25th, 2010
(25-12-2010)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Zuheir Hasan Al Lahwani
(01-12-2010)
Al Qassam Brigades mourn Hamada Selah Al Jbore
(01-12-2010)
Originally posted by P3ACE0WAR
reply to post by Xcathdra
I think this is the official website of Qassam Brigade. I'm not sure but check it out:
www.qassam.ps...
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by P3ACE0WAR
I'm thinking hard what else I could have missed, that might have led the Israeli authorities to a different conclusion than mine.
Simple, your conclusion would NOT allow Israel to garner support for an increase of aggressive actions including a possible "Cast Iron" like attack..
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by P3ACE0WAR
reply to post by Xcathdra
I think this is the official website of Qassam Brigade. I'm not sure but check it out:
www.qassam.ps...
Based on the URL, it looks like it.