Image source: topwar.ru
Footage taken by members of the Palestinian Hamas group appeared on the network, showing dozens of units of captured Israeli military equipment.
In the published footage, you can see Hammer armored vehicles and a significant number of Israeli Namer armored personnel carriers, apparently fallen into the hands of Palestinians as a result of the seizure of an Israeli military base.
Image source: topwar.ru
Image source: topwar.ru
Earlier, Hamas announced the seizure of 14 tanks and other types of military equipment of the Israeli army. The Palestinians also captured more than 35 Israeli soldiers and settlers. The Israeli Namer armored personnel carrier is built on the chassis of the Merkava IV tank and is one of the most armored models of armored vehicles of this class in the world. Translated from Hebrew, the name of this APC means "Leopard".
In connection with the events in the country, the head of the Israeli government, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced that Israel is currently at war. In response to the Palestinian attacks, Israeli aircraft struck 21 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army is conducting an operation called "Iron Swords" against Hamas.
The US Security Council expressed full solidarity with Israel in connection with the Hamas attacks on the territory of this country. The Iranian and Syrian authorities, in turn, declared their full support for the actions of Hamas in Israel.
It is also reported that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has expressed its readiness to come to the aid of the Palestinians in the event of an Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
