Israel had partial information about the arsenal of rockets in Gaza

Israel had partial information about the arsenal of rockets in Gaza

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Iron Dome launcher_7Israel intelligence knew about the Hamas rocket arsenal in Gaza but apparently not all the details were known. Israel was surprised by the fact  that a rocket hit the northern Sharon region.

“it  is very likely that the Hamas has a few more long range rockets from other models”

an Israeli source said this morning.

Hamas ‘military wing,’ Izz a – Din al – Qassam Brigades “claimed responsibility for the launch of rockets on July 9th  to central Israel . There were four r 75-M rockets ..

The long range rocket was launched on July 8 .

This is apparently a M-302rocket  manufactured in Syria with Chinese know-how and help,later smuggled into Gaza by Iran

The IDF has been following the buildup of the rocket arsenal in Gaza but now it seems not all the data was available “This requires a new way of thinking” the sources said

The Long-range rocket apparently was smuggled into Gaza through tunnels when the tunnels were still active.

Israeli experts said on July 9th that the M-302 is familiar to Israel but the fact that Hamas has it was unknown

First used by the Hizballah against Israel during the Second Lebanon War in the summer of 2006, these Syrian-made rockets were launched from multi-barreled launchers during the war, from inside civilian areas, including residential buildings.

Evidently an unreliable weapon, this rocket has been known to disintegrate in flight or even explode prematurely.  The longest range rocket to be used against Israel during the war, perhaps no more than 24 ever actually landed, but of those that arrived, several caused serious damage.

In a Hezbollah attack on August 4th , 2006, what was evidently a 302 mm rocket landed close to the Israeli city of Hadera, some 90 km south of the Lebanese border, the southern-most hit of any rocket fired against Israel during the war.