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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas hides heavy weapons under Gaza school
2008-04-05
Residents of a Gaza town complained this week after Hamas forces constructing a weapons storage facility under the local schoolhouse severed a water main. The Ramallah-based Palestine Press news agency reported that Hamas hoped to use the school to shield some of their heavy US and Iranian-made weapons from Israeli raids and air strikes.
Posted by:Fred

#14  Any "Children" in school at (Say) 3 AM, are legitimate combatants. Blast them.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2008-04-05 19:05  

#13  I'm sure the IDF could take out the school in a night attack, or do the Paleos keep some kids in the school around the clock?
Posted by: Darrell   2008-04-05 16:46  

#12  "Blow up the ammo dump/school after school hours and when all inter mural activities are done for the night. It's a win-win, except for the water main damage."

That would be a win-win, period, AP - the water main's was already damaged by the paleos. :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-04-05 15:40  

#11  You gotta figure the school is more of a madrassa that what we normally think of as a place where boys and girls go to learn the three Rs. Most likely it's just for Gaza boys to go there and learn how recite passages from the Koran about killing Jews and infidels.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2008-04-05 15:00  

#10  Blow up the ammo dump/school after school hours and when all inter mural activities are done for the night. It's a win-win, except for the water main damage.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2008-04-05 13:08  

#9  What heavy US made weapons do they have and where do they get their ammunition?

Likely stuff they took from PA inventory (thanks, USDS). Ammo is either stuff from PA stock, coming from black-markets via Egypt, or from other... unexpected... sources.
Posted by: Pappy   2008-04-05 12:13  

#8  Maybe it's a trade school? I mean, what else are they good at?
Posted by: tu3031   2008-04-05 12:03  

#7  I guess the mosque armorys were already full.
Posted by: Muggsy Gling   2008-04-05 11:38  

#6  I was wondering the same thing. Un less it's some of that paki knock off shit
Posted by: sinse   2008-04-05 11:15  

#5  What heavy US made weapons do they have and where do they get their ammunition?
Posted by: bman   2008-04-05 10:57  

#4  Sorry, James - the "winner" is behind Door #1.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-04-05 09:51  

#3  They complained about the water main because:
  • They thought using a schoolhouse as a shield was OK or
  • They didn't dare complain about the school for fear of being labeled pro-Jew and attacked accordingly

I don't know which was the main motive. I hope the second, but I've not seen much to encourage me.
Posted by: James   2008-04-05 09:31  

#2  But using their children as human shields is perfectly ok with the local residents.

What a sick cancer of a culture.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2008-04-05 09:11  

#1  "Hamas forces constructing a weapons storage facility under the local schoolhouse severed a water main"

Easy problem to solve - Israel can cut off all the water to Gaza and let the poor ham-asses dig in peace.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-04-05 09:05  

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