Hamas threw 'medicine grenades' at IDF

[Nagishkaw 510]

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."

During the offensive, the IDF encountered a variety of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that were manufactured by Hamas and Islamic Jihad inside the Gaza Strip. Some were anti-personnel bombs and others were planted on the sides of roads or underground to be activated against IDF tanks and armored personnel carriers. Some of the IEDs were fitted with advanced wireless detonators and others were attached to a wire.

In one instance, a Merkava tank from Brigade 401 rolled over a large explosive device that lifted the tank in the air but did not cause any serious damage, due to a plate of reinforced steel that was installed on the tank before the operation.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid...icle%2FShowFull

[Ban Hammer 14,297]

[DeadPoolX 9]

I think this situation brings to mind an old saying that goes, "No good deed shall go unpunished."

[Ban Hammer 14,297]

I think this situation brings to mind an old saying that goes, "No good deed shall go unpunished."

[Nagishkaw 510]

I second that. :thumbs:

[Yoink 7]

hamassholes

[Mikkel 0]

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

[Ban Hammer 14,297]

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

best non-answer of the day

[Yoink 7]

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

so Hamas is raiding Hospital trash?

[Mikkel 0]

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

so Hamas is raiding Hospital trash?

It -is- possible to empty the contents of bottles without letting it go to waste.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

so Hamas is raiding Hospital trash?

It -is- possible to empty the contents of bottles without letting it go to waste.

Which makes the entire act much worse. They're accepting the medication, but then using the bottles as weapons.

[Yoink 7]

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

so Hamas is raiding Hospital trash?

It -is- possible to empty the contents of bottles without letting it go to waste.

so Hamas is asking hospital officials for their un-used materials?

There were 2 occasions in the last month alone where Hamas has stolen UN supplies straight from UN warehouses

[Ban Hammer 14,297]

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

so Hamas is raiding Hospital trash?

It -is- possible to empty the contents of bottles without letting it go to waste.

Which makes the entire act much worse. They're accepting the medication, but then using the bottles as weapons.

i see plastic bottles in their future soon.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

so Hamas is raiding Hospital trash?

It -is- possible to empty the contents of bottles without letting it go to waste.

Which makes the entire act much worse. They're accepting the medication, but then using the bottles as weapons.

i see plastic bottles in their future soon.

Or maybe... plastique bottles?

[Mikkel 0]

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

so Hamas is raiding Hospital trash?

It -is- possible to empty the contents of bottles without letting it go to waste.

Which makes the entire act much worse. They're accepting the medication, but then using the bottles as weapons.

How does that make it 'worse'?

I'm sure the actual drugs were stored and used. It's not like they have a huge military industry like Israel does, so they have to make do with what they have. I don't condone the actions on either side, but I do find it silly to criticise actions that arise as a consequence of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict.

so Hamas is raiding Hospital trash?

It -is- possible to empty the contents of bottles without letting it go to waste.

so Hamas is asking hospital officials for their un-used materials?

There were 2 occasions in the last month alone where Hamas has stolen UN supplies straight from UN warehouses

Good god. It is possible to move contents from one container to another. Listen, as long as neither you nor me know precisely what happened to the contents of the containers, it'll be speculation and absolutely moot. The subject at hand is that Hamas is using these containers as improvised weapons, and the point I'm making is; so what?[/url] If they're fighting bombs, missiles and tanks with improvised explosives in pilfered receptacles, who cares if they're medicinal?