A translation by "Al-Quds" dot com - Senior officers in the Israeli Navy confirmed today, Saturday, that an increase in the efforts of the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, especially Hamas , to smuggle advanced weapons and means used to improve the accuracy of missile firing, through the southern coast of the Strip at border with Egypt.

According to a report published on the Hebrew website Ynet, many attempts have been thwarted recently with the help of an underwater smuggling detection system, and with the use of new ships.

According to the site, Hamas could have resorted to using these weapons if it joined the last round of fighting.

He pointed out that the naval vessels belonging to the 916 fleet are responsible for securing the marine arena off the shores of the Gaza Strip, and they often get into trouble with Palestinian fishermen who cross the border areas allowed for fishing, and water cannons and rubber bullets are sometimes used to disperse them, and drones are also used. For a comprehensive and safe inspection.

Months before the last operation, an acceleration in the smuggling of weapons across the sea was monitored, including advanced means for Hamas' naval commandos, and parts of other means to improve the accuracy of rocket firing.

One of the officers pointed out that what helps his forces in detecting these operations is the use of hundreds of sensors scattered on the seabed and along the new breakwater, and the use of new hornets ships to intercept any threats from the sea, which can operate in the sea for 8 hours continuously. And it helps in setting up ambushes after any intelligence information, and it sails at a speed of up to 90 km per hour, and it is equipped with a machine gun, and a new system for advanced surveillance and thermal detection even at night, and it has a length of 10 meters, and it is more stable and allows for accurate and deadly shooting.

A senior officer said, "The new Hornet is excellent, and gives soldiers maneuverability in evading threats and rapid closure of any event detected on the radar, and it also represents a rapid backup force in the event of a malfunction in an operational event."