Hamas supplies militias with mortars, rockets for attacks on Israel

GAZA CITY — Palestinian sources said the Hamas regime has been equipping Palestinian militias with a range of missiles, mortars and rockets for attacks on Israel. They said some of the militias were trained to fire rockets with ranges of up to 45 kilometers.

"Hamas would rather have others claim responsibility for these attacks as this might avoid massive Israeli retaliation," a Palestinian source familiar with the Hamas regime said.

"We are entering a new phase of bombing targets that are farther away," Jihad said.

The sources said Jihad was supplied with the Chinese-origin Grad variants in 2010. Over the last two weeks, Jihad and other Palestinian militias have been given greater leeway in missile, mortar and rocket attacks on Israeli civilian and military targets.

Jihad was also believed to have received anti-tank guided missiles for strikes on Israeli military positions along the border with the Gaza Strip.

"From now on, there are no more red lines for the resistance," Jihad said.

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