Hamas Terrorist kidnapping Israeli citizen on a bike. Picture: AP
A US Congresswoman has known as for an investigation into the supply of US-made weapons utilized by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas within the ongoing battle in Israel.
Republican Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene Sunday requested the place Hamas get the US-made weapons. She alleged the weapons could possibly be coming from Afghanistan, the place the US left an enormous arsenal when it unexpectedly pulled out in August 2021, or Ukraine, the place America is at present sending weapons to combat towards Russian invasion.
“We need to work with Israel to track serial numbers on any U.S. weapons used by Hamas against Israel. Did they come from Afghanistan? Did they come from Ukraine? Highly likely the answer is both,” the congresswoman wrote on X (previously Twitter).
Whereas there was proof to verify Greene’s allegations, Russia As we speak claimed {that a} video message from a Hamas terrorist thanking Ukraine for the weapons was doing rounds on social media.
In the meantime, the dying toll within the ongoing battle in Israel crossed 1100 on Monday, with over 700 reported killed in Israel and round 400 individuals within the Gaza Strip. 1000’s are left injured.
Combating continued in southern Israel, as Hamas militants had been believed to nonetheless infiltrating, in response to native media portal Haaretz.com. The Israeli Defence Forces in a single day performed occasion air strikes in Gaza, claiming to have attacked round 500 Hamas targets.
The battle started with the Hamas offensive, which started Saturday morning. First, the Palestinian militant group which operates out of Gaza, launched a heavy aerial assault on Israel with over 5000 missiles, after which it launched an incursion into southern Israel. Visuals claiming to point out Hamas militants making an attempt to infiltrate Israel by way of sea additionally went viral.
Whereas some stories recommend that the aerial assault within the wee hours of the morning was a canopy for the infiltration, others prompt that each happened concurrently. In keeping with a Reuters report, Palestinian militants crossed into Israel as early as 7:40 am. Hamas militants attacked no less than three Israeli navy installations: the Erez border crossing, the Zikim base and the Gaza division headquarters at Reim.
Movies posted by Hamas confirmed militants overrunning a navy facility. It additionally posted movies displaying captured Israeli troopers parading via the streets of Gaza.
Israel in response declared a state of conflict with Hamas. The Israeli Defence Forces launched operation ‘Swords of Iron’, with the Israeli Air Drive bombing Hamas targets in Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to show Hamas into “rubble.”