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Hamas ‘using massive stockpile of Chinese weaponry’ in Gaza
The (U.K.) Telegraph ^ | 1/5/24 | Melanie Swan

Posted on 01/07/2024 12:46:05 PM PST by Uncle Miltie

IDF uncovers items such as assault rifles, grenade launchers, and telescopic sights for rifles and cartridges for M16s

Chinese weaponry including assault rifles and grenade launchers is being used by Hamas to wage war in Gaza, Israeli investigations have revealed.

Stockpiles of hi-tech supplies uncovered by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) contained telescopic sights for rifles and cartridges for M16s as well as an array of communications equipment such as listening devices and tactical military radios.

Israeli investigators are now working to determine how the equipment made it into Hamas’s hands amid concerns Beijing may have been directly involved.

“This has come as a big surprise as before the war, relations were very good, but we have found massive amounts of Chinese weaponry and the question is, did it come directly from China to Hamas or not?” an Israeli intelligence source told The Telegraph.

“This is top-grade weaponry and communications technology, stuff that Hamas didn’t have before, with very sophisticated explosives which have never been found before and especially on such a large scale.”

QBZ assault rifles and QLZ87 automatic grenade launchers were among the haul uncovered by the IDF.

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TOPICS: China; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Gaza; Hamas; Iran; Israel; Lebanon; Politics/Elections; War; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ccp; chicoms; china; chinese; gaza; hamas; iran; israel; lebanon; war; waronterror; weapons
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To: I-ambush

“I hope the Red Generals don’t control the nukes.”

The nukes are under the control of The Rocket Force. Xi has recently fired, two if I recall, leaders of the force. That’s because the US published an extensive intelligence report that contained information that could only have come from the inside of that force. The entire organization chart and the names of everyone in each box, for example. The Rocket Force absolutely required that the leadership have technical knowledge, so the Chinese norm of just promoting people who were personally loyal and that was their only qualification, wouldn’t do. The former heads of the rocket force told Xi that they were not in a condition to take on Taiwan and the US. So, they were removed. Based on the fact that Xi has removed the top leadership tier I’d say he is the one in control of the nukes. But if Xi dies then there will doubtless be a power struggle. No telling who will come out on top. History and tradition says that the nukes will end up under various factions. If they’re used, it will most likely be against another faction.


21 posted on 01/07/2024 2:32:33 PM PST by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: Uncle Miltie
Israeli investigators are now working to determine how the equipment made it into Hamas’s hands amid concerns Beijing may have been directly involved.

Between this and 10/7 itself, I - for one - am rather ambivalent about the Israeli government, Mossad and IDF.

There is NO EXCUSE for Mossad to not have the answers to those questions already.

Imagine how bad it would have been if hamas motivations were to coordinate with isis AND hezbollah under iranian aegis.

Very, very disappointed in Israel.

22 posted on 01/07/2024 3:58:09 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: MNDude
Satellite Imagery: Satellite imagery can be used to identify changes in the landscape that may indicate tunnel construction.

Where did the DIRT go???

23 posted on 01/07/2024 4:25:54 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Compacted, covertly dumped in the ocean or mixed in to ostensibly legitimate construction projects. These ‘camps’ are small cities, not clusters of tents or Quonset huts.


24 posted on 01/07/2024 5:43:18 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Uncle Miltie; Eagles6

/bingo


25 posted on 01/07/2024 7:08:25 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Politics do not make strange bedfellows, and the enemy of your enemy may still be your enemy.)
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To: MNDude

Main access point is Egypt.


26 posted on 01/07/2024 8:48:20 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Uncle Miltie

“ One needn’t accuse Jews to account for Chinese weapons in Gaza”

To a certain crew, Jews are always to blame. Snow? Jews! Hot? jooos! Inflation? Jewy Jews! Covid? Jewz! Taylor Swift? Jews!!!!

So much power!


27 posted on 01/07/2024 8:52:47 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Gen.Blather; Everybody; All; everyone
...if Xi dies then there will doubtless be a power struggle. No telling who will come out on top. History and tradition says that the nukes will end up under various factions. If they’re used, it will most likely be against another faction.
That would good to see!

China vs China using nukes.

If your enemy is self destructing, move out of the way.

28 posted on 01/08/2024 12:24:33 AM PST by Syncro (God is Good Facts is Facts)
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To: Uncle Miltie

The USA government provides weapons to insurgents that would get me and you buried under the jail. Automatic weapons from 5.56, 7.63, .50 caliber arms, LAWS, grenades, claymore, artillery shellls, mortars…. They give citizens of our enemies all kinds of weapons that should be legal under 2A. Sometimes they just leave the laying around like Afghanistan.

So why should some goat hummer get an M4, grenades, RPG or equivalent, claymores C4 … but if the FedGov gave them to you it would be some giant white supremacy sting/entrapment operation. Could China or Russia give them to us and that would be ok? Let’s not even bring up fast and furious gun running concepts.

I have my 2024 Christmas list started. Should I send it to Santa via North Pole or chis Wray via DC? My guess would be my mail would be sent to some super max in 2025.


29 posted on 01/08/2024 12:35:44 AM PST by wgmalabama (Slug slime art is Jason as important as Ukraine theft of US monetary/military funds. )
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To: MNDude

That’s fine for detecting tunnels in between Gaza and Israel, not so much for those between Gaza and Egypt. Oh, and no technology is perfect.


30 posted on 01/08/2024 6:17:51 AM PST by Ancesthntr (“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.” ― A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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