ハマス、北朝鮮とイラン製の武器使用　イスラエル軍が公開

【エルサレムＡＦＰ＝時事】イスラエル軍は２６日、イスラム組織ハマスが今月７日の越境攻撃で使用した武器にイラン製や北朝鮮製のものが含まれていたと発表した。（写真は、イスラム組織ハマスの襲撃を受けたイスラエル南部のキブツで回収された武器。イスラエル軍主催の公式メディアツアーで公開）
　イスラエル軍は同日、ハマスに襲撃された南部のキブツ（生活共同体）で回収した武器を報道陣に公開。地雷やロケットランチャー、自家製ドローンなどとともに、イラン製の迫撃砲や北朝鮮製のロケットランチャーも展示された。
　襲撃された地域からの軍需品撤去を監督したイスラエル軍幹部は、「ここにある武器の５～１０％はイラン製、１０％は北朝鮮製だと思う」と述べた。残りはハマスが実効支配するパレスチナ自治区ガザ地区内で製造されたものになるという。
　ハマスはイスラエルに包囲されているガザ地区に外部から武器を持ち込むために、広範な密輸網に依存しているとされる。またイスラエルの都市に向けて繰り返し発射しているロケット弾を含め、自分たちでも武器を製造している。
　この幹部は「最も驚いたのは、彼ら（ハマス）がイスラエル領内に持ち込んだ武器の量だ」と語った。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/10/27-16:54）

The Israeli military said Thursday that a portion of the weapons used by Hamas in its October 7 attacks were manufactured in Iran or North Korea.
The military made the statement during an official media tour in which it displayed a variety of weapons recovered from communities in southern Israel attacked by the militants.
A range of landmines, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), and homemade drones were part of the haul displayed.
Part of the arsenal included Iranian-made mortar rounds and North Korean RPGs.
I think about five to 10 percent of the weapons here [were] made in Iran, said an Israeli military official, who helped oversee the clearance of munitions from areas that came under attack.
And 10 percent [are] North Korean. The rest of it was made inside the Gaza Strip, the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Hamas is believed to rely on extensive smuggling networks to bring weapons into the besieged Gaza Strip.
The group also produces its own munitions, including the rockets it has repeatedly fired at Israeli cities.
I think the most surprising thing was the amount of weapons that they brought inside Israel, the official said.
In southern Israel, troops have taken over many of the communities attacked on October 7 including Holit, where on Thursday AFP saw a soldier manning a gun pointed towards Gaza.
Scorched homes and bullet holes were visible in the small kibbutz, not far from the Egyptian border, where at least 10 people were killed by militants, according to a volunteer with Zaka, a charity which collects bodies in accordance with Jewish practice.
Hamas's shock October 7 attacks, the worst in Israeli history, saw throngs of Hamas gunmen pour into Israel from Gaza, killing more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping 224 more, according to official tallies.
Israel has retaliated with relentless strikes that Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said have killed more than 7,000 people, also mainly civilians -- a toll expected to rise substantially if Israeli troops massed near the border move into the Palestinian territory.