Hamas Downs Zionist Regime’s Drone
GAZA STRIP (Dispatches) – The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement says it has shot down a drone belong to the Zionist regime over the Gaza Strip where tensions have heightened amid threats by the regime to launch a ground war on the besieged enclave.
A source in Hamas said the Palestinian resistance movement brought down the quadcopter in northern Gaza Strip on Sunday evening.
Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post, however, cited some reports as saying that the drone had flown out of the area after being shot at.
Hamas has confiscated Zionist drones several times, either after they crashed due to technical problems or in the wake of shooting them down.
The targeting of the drone comes amid heightened tensions in Gaza where Israeli aircraft launched airstrikes on Khan Yunis and other areas in the besieged strip on Friday, killing a 27-year-old civilian and wounding two others.
The Zionist regime’s military claimed that the Friday air raids were launched in response to the firing of 10 rockets into the occupied territories from Gaza.
Following the air raids, a high-ranking official from Hamas warned the occupying regime against escalating tensions, saying Tel Aviv would face the consequences.
The Zionist regime military frequently bombs Gaza, with civilians being the main target of such attacks.
The regime has launched several wars on the Palestinian coastal enclave, the last of which began in early July 2014. The military aggression, which ended on August 26, 2014, killed nearly 2,200 Palestinians. Over 11,100 others were wounded.
Amid the escalating tensions along the fence separating the occupied territories from Gaza, Zionist energy minister Yuval Steinitz threatened that Tel Aviv might have to launch a military operation in the coastal enclave.
Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar said that Palestinian resistance groups were ready to confront any aggression and he dismissed a prisoner swap with the regime.
"They don't have a functional government to discuss major issues. They cannot take decisive and crucial decisions at this point and we are ready to face the enemy," he said.
A source in Hamas said the Palestinian resistance movement brought down the quadcopter in northern Gaza Strip on Sunday evening.
Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post, however, cited some reports as saying that the drone had flown out of the area after being shot at.
Hamas has confiscated Zionist drones several times, either after they crashed due to technical problems or in the wake of shooting them down.
The targeting of the drone comes amid heightened tensions in Gaza where Israeli aircraft launched airstrikes on Khan Yunis and other areas in the besieged strip on Friday, killing a 27-year-old civilian and wounding two others.
The Zionist regime’s military claimed that the Friday air raids were launched in response to the firing of 10 rockets into the occupied territories from Gaza.
Following the air raids, a high-ranking official from Hamas warned the occupying regime against escalating tensions, saying Tel Aviv would face the consequences.
The Zionist regime military frequently bombs Gaza, with civilians being the main target of such attacks.
The regime has launched several wars on the Palestinian coastal enclave, the last of which began in early July 2014. The military aggression, which ended on August 26, 2014, killed nearly 2,200 Palestinians. Over 11,100 others were wounded.
Amid the escalating tensions along the fence separating the occupied territories from Gaza, Zionist energy minister Yuval Steinitz threatened that Tel Aviv might have to launch a military operation in the coastal enclave.
Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar said that Palestinian resistance groups were ready to confront any aggression and he dismissed a prisoner swap with the regime.
"They don't have a functional government to discuss major issues. They cannot take decisive and crucial decisions at this point and we are ready to face the enemy," he said.