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Israel Says It Found Hamas Files with Chemical Weapons Plans
cf.org ^ | 10/21/2023 | Citizen Frank

Posted on 10/21/2023 4:02:51 PM PDT by bitt

The Israeli military found a USB key with instructions for the production of a “cyanide dispersion device” on the body of a Hamas operative who participated in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, according to two Israeli officials and a copy of a classified Israeli Foreign Ministry cable obtained by Axios.

It is not clear from the file whether Hamas had any serious or operational plan for using makeshift chemical weapons or whether the group had attempted to produce them.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry’s weapons of mass destruction non-proliferation department sent a classified cable to Israeli embassies in dozens of capitals worldwide, including Washington, on Thursday under the headline: “Hamas intention of using chemical weapons.”

The authenticity of the Hamas file could not be independently confirmed by Axios, but Israeli officials have previously said they wouldn’t share information with allies if they didn’t think it was authentic and reliable.

A Hamas spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Israeli intelligence traced the origin of the document to a 2003 Al-Qaeda manual, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in the cable.

“This finding points to an intention by Hamas to use chemical weapons as part of its terror attack against civilians,” the cable alleges.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry sent the original file with an English description to its embassies and in the cable asked them to privately transfer it to the embassies’ host governments and not use it publicly in any way.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chemicalweapons; hamasfiles; plans
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To: bitt
Cyanide gas disperal device?



21 posted on 10/21/2023 8:24:31 PM PDT by Candor7 (( Ask not for whom THE Trump trolls...He trolls for thee!)<img src=""width=500></img>)
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To: Candor7

WTH???? :)


22 posted on 10/22/2023 9:01:05 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=50%>)
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To: dljordan
Well let’s just nuke Palestine right now. How about 100 Megatons? Will that do for you?

You are a very simple-minded person, aren't you?
23 posted on 10/22/2023 10:42:04 AM PDT by SCConservative58
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To: SCConservative58

“You are a very simple-minded person, aren’t you?”

Do you have anything to say or do you just want to insult people.


24 posted on 10/22/2023 11:07:37 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: bitt

Run for your life if you see this sordid jihadhi cyanide gas dispersal device


25 posted on 10/22/2023 11:54:35 AM PDT by Candor7 (( Ask not for whom THE Trump trolls...He trolls for thee!)<img src=""width=500></img>)
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