Hamas Announces Missile Upgrade

Hamas is working to produce a new generation of missile weaponry, according to a statement made by Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida. The Qassam Brigades is the armed wing of Hamas. According to the statement, Hamas is ‘striving hard to upgrade its missiles and anti-tank weapons to make them more accurate and more effective than what they are now.’ The website, which refers to the IDF as the ‘Israeli occupation forces (IOF)’ added: ‘After revealing the news in press statements he made, Abu Obaida warned IOF generals and Israel's war minister Amir Peretz against carrying out any military operations in Gaza Strip.’ ‘If the IOF troops' commit any foolishness in the Strip, the Brigades along with other armed wings of the Palestinian resistance will respond painfully,’ the spokesman threatened. ‘We will intensify firing our missiles on Israeli settlements that became within the range of our rockets, and we will not hesitate to use them again in retaliation to any Israeli aggressions,’ he added.