Gaza terrorist groups are planning for a new large-scale war with Israel, emboldened by Hezbollah's perceived defeat of Israel in Lebanon. They are smuggling weapons like rockets and anti-tank missiles into Gaza and building underground bunkers, taking cues from Hezbollah's tactics. Hamas and other groups claim they are receiving help from Hezbollah in weapons training and acquisition. Their goal is to turn Gaza into "another south Lebanon" that can bombard Israel with rockets and defeat the country through guerrilla warfare and an arsenal of missiles.

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Emboldened by Israel’s Failure to Destroy Hezbollah:
Gaza Is Planning for a
New War with Israel
Because of Israel’s stalemate with the
Hezbollah in Lebanon, the terrorist group
is convinced that they can defeat Israel.
They are currently working with Hamas
to turn the Gaza Strip into another “south
Lebanon” by smuggling heavy weaponry
and rockets, building war bunkers and train-
ing Palestinians for a large-scale war with
Israel, according to a report from World
Net Daily.com.
Abu Ahmed, leader of the Al Aqsa Mar-
tyrs Brigade terror group said, “We learned
from Hezbollah’s victory that Israel can be
defeated if we know how to hit them and
if we are well prepared. We are importing
rockets and the knowledge to launch them
and we are also making many plans for
battle.” Hamas terrorists in Gaza prepare for a new war with Israel.
Southern Lebanon, largely dominated by dealing with Hezbollah and that we are rockets every day we can change the stra-
the Hezbollah, has become the prototype receiving training and information from tegic balance with Israel.”
for a new plan to destroy the state of Israel. them.” Since Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza
They had built an arsenal of more than Ahmed went on to say, “The Sinai is an last year, the Hamas and other terrorist
10,000 rockets, some of which were used excellent ground for training, the exchange groups have been regularly firing rockets
to bombard Israel for 34 days. Israel was of information and weapons and for meet- at nearby Jewish communities. The terror-
not able to eliminate the Iranian-backed ings on how to turn every piece of land ists have used three versions of Qassam
terrorist group. into usable territory for a confrontation rockets, improvised steel projectiles filled
Yuval Diskin, director of Israel’s Shin Bet with Israel.” with explosives and fuel. Qassam rockets
Security Services, told the Israeli Knesset The terror leader also said Palestinian can travel between one and five miles, but
that since the IDF withdrew from Gaza, groups are digging war bunkers inside are not guided with electronic devices.
the Palestinians have imported hundreds Gaza similar to the underground Hezbollah However, Israel has noted improvements
of tons of advanced rockets; anti-tank and tunnels Israel found during its recent war: in the rockets, including double engines for
anti-aircraft missiles; rocket propelled gre- “Our preparations include the building of greater distances.
nades; raw explosives; rifles; ammunition special bunkers. Of course we are taking Israeli officials say that a number of
and other heavy weaponry. He said, “If we into consideration that Gaza is not the same Katyusha rockets have been smuggled into
don’t move to counter this smuggling, it topography as Lebanon.” Gaza. Katyusha’s can travel some twelve
will continue and create a situation in Gaza Israeli forces destroyed several complex miles and deliver larger payloads. The
similar to the one in southern Lebanon.” bunker-like tunnels along the Lebanese side Hezbollah fired more than 2,000 Katyusha
Abu Ahmed commented on Diskin’s as- of their northern border. Israeli military rockets into Israel in July and August, dev-
sessment: “I think Diskin made those state- leaders were surprised by the large scale astating many northern towns.
ments to try to distract the Israelis from their of the Hezbollah bunkers, in which Israeli Recently, a Katyusha rocket was fired
losses in Lebanon by focusing on another troops found war rooms stocked with ad- into Israel’s southern territory in the Negev,
area, but he is right. We are turning Gaza vanced eavesdropping and surveillance landing in an empty area. In June, a Katyu-
into south Lebanon.” equipment. The equipment was clearly sha-like rocket achieved a distance of nine
Abu Ahmed also said that his group is labeled as being made in Iran. miles. Abu Ahmed said, “The Katyusha we
receiving help from Hezbollah to import Abu Ahmed said that the most important fired shows we can have every weapon we
long-range rockets and train in guerrilla tool in the Palestinian arsenal are rockets. need. It is only a matter of a small period
warfare tactics: “We have warm relations He said that his group learned from Hezbol- before Gaza is ready for war.”
with Hezbollah, which helps with some lah that Israel can be defeated with missiles: Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, has
of the training programs. We don’t have “We saw that with the capacity to bombard been besieged with calls for his resignation,
anything to be ashamed of — that we are the Israeli population with hundreds of since August. (JRC) u
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