Hamas threw 'medicine grenades' at IDF

Hamas has found another way to use humanitarian aid. Medicine and prescription bottles can also be used as grenades, apparently. Hamas has repeatedly violated the ceasefire since the Operation Cast Lead ended.

This week a kassam rocket hit Israel in Sdot Negev. The rocket landed in an open area so there was no damage. These rockets do eventually land in public areas or private residences, and it is unacceptable for a single rocket to be fired into Israel during a ceasefire. There has not been international condemnation against the repeated Palestinian violations.

The following is from the Jerusalem Post:

Medicine bottles, transferred to the Gaza Strip as humanitarian aid by Israel, were used by Hamas as grenades against IDF troops during Operation Cast Lead. Pictures of the grenades were obtained exclusively by The Jerusalem Post.

The medicine bottles were manufactured by the Jerusalem Pharmaceutical Company, which is based in el-Bireh, a town adjacent to Ramallah, and the global pharmaceutical company Shire.

The medicine bottles were filled with explosives, holes were drilled in the caps, and fuses were installed. Once Hamas fighters lit the fuses, they had several seconds to throw the grenades at soldiers. The IDF also found small explosive devices that used medical syringes to hold their fuses.

The medical grenades were discovered in northern Gaza by troops during last month's three-week battle against Hamas. The grenades were taken to military explosives experts, and then disassembled and studied.

One bottle turned into a grenade originally contained a drug called Equetro, which is used by people who suffer from episodes associated with bipolar disorder. Another bottle had contained a vitamin supplement called Super-Vit.

"This is another example of Hamas's cynical use of humanitarian supplies to attack Israel," a Defense Ministry official said Thursday. "Israel facilitates the transfer of the supplies to the Gaza Strip, and Hamas uses the supplies to create weapons."

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