Ma'an -- The armed wing of the Hamas movement threatened Israel on Monday over its alleged plans to launch a ground invasion on the Gaza Strip. The movement's Al-Qassam Brigades said it would "teach Israeli forces a hard lesson if they dare to invade the Gaza Strip" in a statement sent to Ma'an.
Al-Qassam addressed Israel's leadership in the message, saying, "If you decide to enter Gaza, it will change into a volcano," adding that fighters would fire missiles even further into Israel.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades said that If Israeli soldiers enter Gaza, "your children will collect your soldiers' corpses."
"Hamas and Al-Qassam are in every house. They will attack you from under the debris. If you believe shelling homes will make us retreat, you will learn that your plans are wrong, and we will surprise you," Hamas spokesperson Abu Ubayda said in a televised speech.
Ubayda also told Israeli leaders to begin preparations for a second Winograd Commission, referring to the Israeli fact-finding commission that was appointed to inquire into the army's failures during the 2006 war in Lebanon.
Abu Ubayda claimed that Al-Qassam has launched 150 Grad missiles at Israeli towns over the past three days, reaching up to 30 kilometers from the Gaza Strip. |