Status: 05.12.2023, 10:37 a.m.
By: Nils Hinsberger
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A rocket fired by Hamas reportedly landed at an Israeli military base. Did the terrorist organization want to attack a storage facility with nuclear weapons?
Tel Aviv – Delicate attack: A rocket has hit a military base in the center of Israel. According to expert opinions, the attacked airbase could be a storage facility for Israeli nuclear weapons, the New York Times reported. According to the report, the cruise missile was probably fired from the Gaza Strip by the Islamist Hamas. Israel, for its part, avoids statements about the storage of nuclear weapons.
Satellite images show attack on alleged nuclear weapons stockpile
Through an analysis of satellite imagery, the New York Times has revealed that the Sdot Micha military base in the middle of Israel, presumably by Hamas, was shelled with rockets. The attack was previously unreported and was Hamas' first attack on a target suspected of harboring nuclear weapons in the war in Israel.
Hamas rockets have attacked a supposed nuclear military base in Israel. © Afp
The attack did not directly affect the weapons depots. The missiles landed in the vicinity of the suspected nuclear base and triggered a fire that approached the storage facility for missiles and other sensitive weapons systems. The attack was carried out with a series of rockets fired at Israel. Some of these were probably intercepted by the "Iron Dome" missile defense system. The exact number of rockets detonated in Israel could not be determined.
Experts suspect nuclear weapons in Israeli military base
Whistleblowers, U.S. officials and satellite imagery analysts agree on the existence of at least a few nuclear weapons in Israel, according to the New York Times. Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project of the Association of American Scientists, suspects about 25 to 50 nuclear-capable Jericho rocket launchers on the now attacked base.
Israel itself has never admitted to possessing nuclear weapons. The Israeli military also did not publish any statements on the attack on the Sdot Micha military base. However, as further satellite images are supposed to show, Israel has made efforts to protect the attacked base and has erected barriers around the military base.
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Is Hamas targeting nuclear bases?
Hamas and other radical Palestinian groups typically attack Israeli cities when they use long-range rockets, according to the New York Times. This raises the question of whether Hamas intended to target suspected nuclear weapons by attacking the military base. It is unclear whether the terrorist organization knows about the nuclear weapons.
However, the attack on Sdot Micha shows that Hamas weapons can also hit critical positions in Israel. It remains doubtful whether there was a real danger from the attack on the camp. Even if the fire had reached the explosive devices, they would be protected by their underground storage, Kristensen said. Nevertheless, the danger of such an attack should not be underestimated. "All kinds of things can go wrong." (nhi
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