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Message: <blockquote data-quote="earthling" data-source="post: 26408718" data-attributes="member: 967"><h3>Gaza’s Rockets</h3>[HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ARTICLE]Hamas, the militant group that has run Gaza since 2007, does not recognize Israel’s right to exist. They have smuggled the parts for the rockets or made their own, aided with know-how from Iran.[ATTACH=full]124871[/ATTACH]How many rockets have been amassed by Hamas and its allies?Israeli intelligence has estimated that Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian militant groups have about 30,000 rockets and mortar projectiles stashed in Gaza. The rockets are of widely varying ranges and lack guidance systems, but the militants have been able to improve their accuracy.What is new about the latest attack launched from Gaza?The number of rockets fired each day in the most recent spate of hostilities is unprecedented. And while the majority of the rockets appear to be aimed at population centers across southern and central Israel, longer-range rockets were launched at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">470 rockets fired from Gaza during the first 24 hours of the most recent escalation compared to a peak of 192 rockets per day in 2014 and 312 in 2012.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hamas also launched more long-range attacks with 130 rockets fired at Tel Aviv late Tuesday, representing close to 17 percent of all fired until that point. In 2014 that rate was at eight percent and in 2012 at less than one percent.</li> </ul>What are the ranges of these rockets?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Short-Range Rockets- A sizable portion of the arsenal is believed to be short-range rockets, known as Qassams, named after the Hamas military wing, which have a range of roughly 10 kilometers and are more easily and cheaply produced than longer-range weapons. They have unpredictable trajectories and some land inside Gaza.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Medium-Range Rockets- The arsenal’s medium-range rockets, based on Iranian and Russian design, can reach targets up to 25 miles, making Israeli targets as far as the Tel Aviv suburbs vulnerable. Versions of these weapons are believed to be produced inside Gaza.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Long-Range Rockets- The longest-range rockets can travel much farther and can hit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion Airport. They include the M-75, a locally made rocket with technology supplied by Iran, and the J-80, a locally made rocket named after a famous Hamas military commander, Ahmed al-Jabari, killed by an Israeli airstrike in 2012. The numbers refer to their estimated ranges in kilometers.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rockets in R&D- On Thursday, Hamas claimed in a statement that it has a missile with a range of 250 kilometers, that can hit anywhere in Israel.</li> </ul>How have Gaza militants grown their rocket arsenal?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the past, medium- and longer-range rockets were typically smuggled through tunnels along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, and in some cases smuggled in parts, then assembled in Gaza.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Gaza militants have openly attributed their success to help supplied by Iran. Iranian officials, too, are not shy about their relationship with Hamas</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Speaking to a large gathering in May 2019, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar confirmed this by saying “If it wasn’t for Iran’s support, we would not have had these capabilities.”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Along with providing smuggled weapons and equipment, Iran has been focused on training to help Hamas upgrade local production, extend the range of rockets and improve their accuracy, according to both Palestinian and Israeli officials and experts.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most weapons are now manufactured in Gaza, using technical expertise from Iran</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">But in recent years, Hamas and its affiliates in Gaza have developed their own production skills.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli military and intelligence officials are now far more concerned about the abilities of the militants to produce rockets they once had to import.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">So the focus of the Israeli Defence Force's targeting now is on the production facilities so that when this round of fighting ends, there will not only be fewer rockets but also fewer production capabilities for making them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hamas leaders say the group has engineered creative workarounds to overcome tighter border controls and surveillance.</li> </ul><a href="https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/world/middleeast/gaza-rockets-hamas-israel.amp.html?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=16209597564610&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F05%2F13%2Fworld%2Fmiddleeast%2Fgaza-rockets-hamas-israel.html" target="_blank">Source</a></blockquote>

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