After the IDF cleared Hamas elements that had invaded the south, it displayed a large number of weapons left behind by Hamas after fleeing.
Reports suggest that the Aizdin Qassam Brigade may have formed a force of 15,000 to 40,000 fighters, 1,200 of whom were allegedly involved in the attack on the 7th of this month. Mkhaimar Abusada, an analyst at Azha University in the Gaza region, said Hamas could easily smuggle explosives and rockets into Gaza when the Gaza tunnel was still open to Egypt in the early years, but Egypt has long banned the route, "and honestly, I don't know how they [Hamas] maintain the ability to build military capabilities." He said members of the Qassam elite Nukhba were trained in Iran and returned to Gaza to train other fighters.
The Israeli military said the intelligence service and the Yahalom special operations engineering unit had collected hundreds of Hamas documents and other information, including cell phones, communications equipment, cameras and intelligence reports.
Israel's accomplished "9-finger" officer displays a variety of Hamas weapons captured by the military. Composite screen. A distinguished "9-finger" officer from the Israeli Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit featured Hamas weapons captured by the Israeli military, including anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), mines, grenades and homemade bombs.
Hamas weapons captured by the Israeli military.
Very traditional mines
An officer wounded by a "9-fingered" while dealing with artillery explosives.
Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades are extremely powerful.
The "9 fingers" officer looked handsomely into the distance and vowed to destroy every Hamas.
Old grenades of different eras.
"9 finger" officers display "9 finger" with Hamas rocket-propelled grenades.
"9" refers to "officers demonstrating the use of Hamas-made improvised explosive devices."
Each rocket-propelled grenade captured reduces civilian and military casualties among Israel.
Hamas's weapons are very, very traditional, at least two generations from Israel.